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An introduction to the Old Testament : sacred texts and imperial contexts of the Hebrew Bible / David M. Carr.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.Description: xix, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781405184670 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781405184687 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 140518468X (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1405184671 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Sacred texts and imperial contexts of the Hebrew Bible
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.09 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1130 .C37 2010
Contents:
Prologue: Orientation to multiple bibles and multiple translations -- Studying the Bible in its ancient context(s) -- The emergence of ancient Israel and its first oral traditions -- The emergence of the monarchy and royal and Zion texts -- Echoes of past empires in biblical wisdom, love poetry, law, and narrative -- Narrative and prophecy amidst the rise and fall of the Northern Kingdom -- Micah, Isaiah, and the southern prophetic encounter with Assyria -- Torah and history in the wake of the Assyrian Empire -- Prophecy in the transition from Assyrian to Babylonian domination -- Laments, history, and prophecies after the destruction of Jerusalem -- The Pentateuch and the exile -- The Torah, the Psalms, and the Persian-sponsored rebuilding of Judah -- Other texts formed in the crucible of post-exilic rebuilding -- Hellenistic empires and the formation of the Hebrew Bible.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: Orientation to multiple bibles and multiple translations -- Studying the Bible in its ancient context(s) -- The emergence of ancient Israel and its first oral traditions -- The emergence of the monarchy and royal and Zion texts -- Echoes of past empires in biblical wisdom, love poetry, law, and narrative -- Narrative and prophecy amidst the rise and fall of the Northern Kingdom -- Micah, Isaiah, and the southern prophetic encounter with Assyria -- Torah and history in the wake of the Assyrian Empire -- Prophecy in the transition from Assyrian to Babylonian domination -- Laments, history, and prophecies after the destruction of Jerusalem -- The Pentateuch and the exile -- The Torah, the Psalms, and the Persian-sponsored rebuilding of Judah -- Other texts formed in the crucible of post-exilic rebuilding -- Hellenistic empires and the formation of the Hebrew Bible.

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