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sacred texts and imperial contexts

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Wiley-Blackwell
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Table of 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
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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Malden, MA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
221.09
Library of Congress
BS1130 .C37 2010, BS1130.C37 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.

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Open Library
OL23929268M
Internet Archive
introductiontool00carr
ISBN 13
9781405184687, 9781405184670
LCCN
2009041256
OCLC/WorldCat
455419934

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