TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carr,David McLain
TI  - An introduction to the Old Testament: sacred texts and imperial contexts of the Hebrew Bible  
SN  - 9781405184670 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BS1130 .C37 2010
U1  - 221.09 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Chichester, England
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - History
KW  - History of contemporary events
KW  - Introductions
N1  - 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
ER  -