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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- List of Contributors -- Part I. The Hebrew Bible in Its Historical and Social Context -- 1. The Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament -- 2. The Historical Framework -- 3. The Social and Cultural History of Ancient Israel -- 4. Israel in the Context of the Ancient Near East -- Part II. Major Genres of Biblical Literature -- 5. The Narrative Books of the Hebrew Bible -- 6. The Prophetic Literature -- 7. Legal Texts -- 8. The Wisdom Literature -- 9. The Psalms and Poems of the Hebrew Bible -- Part III. Major Religious Themes -- 10. Monotheism -- 11. Creation -- 12. The Human Condition -- 13. God's Covenants with Humanity and Israel -- 14. Ethics -- 15. Religious Space and Structures -- 16. Ritual -- Part IV. The Study and Reception of the Hebrew Bible -- 17. Reception of the Old Testament -- 18. Historical-Critical Inquiry -- 19. Literary Approaches -- 20. Theological Approaches to the Old Testament -- 21. Political and Advocacy Approaches -- 22. Textual Criticism and Biblical Translation -- 23. To Map or Not to Map? -- Index of Scripture -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects.
This is a general-interest introduction to the Old Testament from many disciplines. There are 23 essays with 23 individual reference lists.
Includes bibliographical references and index.