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An Introduction to the Old Testament

Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts of the Hebrew Bible

by David M. Carr (union Theological Seminary, New York, Usa)

  • Hardback
  • 296 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • 18.8 x 24.9 x 2.1 cm

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"An Introduction to the Old Testament" tells a story of the emergence of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, organizing coverage of Biblical books along a historical framework. The major scenes of the story are the various empires that shaped the Hebrew Bible: Mesopotamian and Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, and Hellenistic. Through examining how these empires had an impact on the Bible, students can see ways in which the Old Testament was formed in the context of broader world history. A consistent emphasis is the diversity of perspectives that can be found in the Old Testament, even in writings from the same time and place. Students will be encouraged to ask new questions of Biblical texts that they may or may not know well. In every chapter they will gain practice in reading ancient texts as initially foreign to them. At the same time, they will be challenged to see how these texts, read in historical context, might have more to say to them than they initially supposed. In addition, students will be exposed to a range of scholarly methods (e.g. social-historical, literary, post-colonial, gender-critical) that have been used to probe and understand Biblical texts.
An Introduction to the Old Testament and The Hebrew Bible: A Contemporary Introduction to the Christian Old Testament and the Jewish Tanakh
The Hebrew Bible: A Contemporary Introduction to the Christian Old Testament and the Jewish TanakhAn Introduction to the Old Testament

  • Author

    David M. Carr (union Theological Seminary, New York, Usa)

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd

  • Published

    April 2010

  • Weight

    818g

  • Page Count

    296

  • Dimensions

    18.8 x 24.9 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781405184687

  • ISBN-10

    140518468X

  • Eden Code

    2642281

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