A brief introduction to the old testament: the hebrew bible in its context

Coogan, Michael D.

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Engaging and accessible to students from all backgrounds, thjs volume is an updated, concise, and more pedagogical version of Michael D. Coogan's best-selling The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, Second Edition (OUP, 2010). Coogan works primarily from a historical and critical methodology but also introduces students to literary analysis and other interpretive strategies. Fully revised for even easier readability, the secondedition offers additional coverage of such compelling topics as levirate marriage, the law of talion, and traditionally pure and impure foods. Engaging andaccessible to students from all backgrounds, A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context, Second Edition, is an updated, concise, and more pedagogical version of Michael D. Coogan's best-selling The OldTestament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, Second Edition (OUP, 2010). Coogan works primarily from a historical and critical methodology but also introduces students to literaryanalysis and other interpretive strategies. He examines all the books of the Hebrew Bible and considers additional writings from the ancient Near East. TheApocryphal / Deuterocanonical books are included in an appendix. Providing a nondenominational and nondoctrinal treatment, this text offers a unique and captivatingintroduction to the Hebrew scriptures themselves and to how they have been--and can be--interpreted. PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES: * Chapter introductions connecting each chapter to the preceding material and previewing the material to come * Chapter summaries that highlight key points and link each chapter to the rest of the book * Important terms, boldfaced at their first appearance and defined in the glossary * Numerous strategically placed text boxes that offer interesting and usefulsupplementary information * Timelines, photos, illustrations, maps, and a four-color insert on Jerusalem in biblical times * Review questions, suggestions for further reading, a general bibliography,and annotated bibliographies at the end of each chapter * A FREE 6-month subscription to Oxford Biblical Studies Online (www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com)--a $180 value--with the purchase of every new copy of thistext. Please contact your Oxford University Press Sales Representative at 800.280.0280 for details. NEW TO THIS EDITION: * Fully revised for even easier readability, with additional coverage of such compelling topics as levirate marriage--in which the brother of a deceased man is obligated to marry his brother's widow--the law of talion ("an eye for an eye"), and traditionally pure and impure foods * Three new text boxes: "Myth and the Bible," "'God' and the Lord (God)," and "The Judges of Israel in the Book of Judges" * Ten new or revised illustrations and maps * Expanded and improved glossary and timelines * Thoroughly updated general and chapter bibliographies * A new table in the appendix depicting the modern equivalents for biblical weights and measures * A fully updated Instructor's Resource CD featuring a test bank of multiple-choice questions, chapter summaries, essay questions, Powerpoint-based lecture outlines, suggested readings, a glossary, and downloadable PDF files of mapsfrom the book * An updated Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/coogan containing all of the material from the Instructor's Manual along with student resources includingself-quizzes, a glossary, maps, and relevant links INDICE: *=New to this Edition PART ONE. INTRODUCTORY 1. WHAT IS THE OLDTESTAMENT? The Jewish Canon The Christian Canons A Look Back and Ahead 2. THE PROMISED LAND: GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND IMPORTANCE Geography History Importance A Look Back and Ahead PART TWO. COSMIC ORIGINS 3. CREATIONS Genesis 1-3 The Book of Genesis Genesis 1 and the Sabbath The Second Account of Creation (Gen 2.4b-3.24) A Look Back and Ahead 4. THE FORMATION OF THE PENTATEUCH AND THE PRIMEVAL HISTORY Genesis 4-11 TheTraditional View The Development of Modern Interpretation A Summary of the Documentary Hypothesis The Formation of the Pentateuch Challenges to the Documentary Hypothesis Other Strategies for Interpreting the Pentateuch Primeval History J (the Yahwist Source) P (the Priestly Source) The Flood A Look Backand Ahead PART THREE. NATIONAL ORIGINS 5. THE ANCESTORS OF ISRAEL Genesis 12-50 The Nature of the Narratives Source Criticism Form Criticism Ancient Near Eastern Parallels The Joseph Narrative The Ancestors of Israel History and the Ancestors of Israel The Religion of the Ancestors A Look Back and Ahead 6. ESCAPE FROM EGYPT Exodus 1-15 The Bookof Exodus Exodus 1-15 The Exodus and History The Exodus and the History of Religions A Look Back and Ahead 7. FROM EGYPT TO SINAI Exodus 16-24 Itineraries Incidents on the Journey At Sinai Covenant The Ten Commandments The Ratification of the Covenant A Look Back and Ahead 8. LAW, RITUAL, AND HOLINESS Exodus 20.22-23.33 and 25-40 and Leviticus Law in the Ancient Near East The Covenant Code (Ex 20.22-23.33) The Ark, the Tabernacle, and the Priestly Vestments and Ordination The Golden Calf The Ritual Decalogue Sequel The Book of Leviticus Sacrifices (Lev 1-7) The Consecration Ceremonies and Their Aftermath (Lev 8-10) Purity and Impurity (Lev 11-15) The Day of Atonement The Holiness Code Women in Israelite Ritual and Law The Ethics of Leviticus A Look Back and Ahead 9. IN THE WILDERNESS Numbers The Book of Numbers Preparations for the Journey Law, Ritual, and Purity The Chronology and Geography of the Wanderings Rebellions in the Wilderness Opposition on the Journey Preparations for the Entry into the Land ALook Back and Ahead 10. THE END OF THE JOURNEY TO THE PROMISED LAND Deuteronomy The Book of Deuteronomy The Origins of Deuteronomy The Deuteronomic School The Character and Personality of Moses A Look Back and Ahead 11. JOSHUA AND THE CONQUEST OF THE LAND OF CANAAN Joshua The Deuteronomistic History The Book of Joshua History and the Book of Joshua A Look Back and Ahead 12. THE EMERGENCE OF ISRAEL IN THE LAND OF CANAAN Judges and Ruth The Book of Judges History and the Israelite Confederation The Book of Ruth A Look Back and Ahead PART FOUR. KINGS AND PROPHETS 13. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MONARCHY 1 Samuel The Books of Samuel 1 Samuel History A Look Back and Ahead 14. THE REIGN OF DAVID2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1-2 2 Samuel A Look Back and Ahead 15.THE REIGN OF SOLOMON 1 Kings 1-11 and Psalm 89 The Books of Kings 1 Kings 1-11 The Ideology of the Davidic Monarchy A Look Back and Ahead 16. THE DIVIDED KINGDOMS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH FROM THE LATE TENTH TO THE EARLY EIGHTH CENTURIES BCE 1 Kings 12-2 Kings 14 History Institutions and Society Prophets and Prophecy The Legends of Elijah and ElishaA Look Back and Ahead 17. THE NORTHERN KINGDOM OF ISRAEL IN THE EIGHTH CENTURY BCE 2 Kings 14-17, Amos, and Hosea History Box 17.1 Chronology of the EighthCentury BCE Prophetic Books and "Classical" Prophecy Amos Hosea A Look Back and Ahead 18. THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH IN THE EIGHTH AND EARLY SEVENTH CENTURIESBCE 2 Kings 15-20, 2 Chronicles 29-32, Isaiah 1-39, and Micah History The Reign of Hezekiah Isaiah The Siege of Jerusalem in 734 BCE The Assyrian Invasion of Judah in 701 BCE Micah A Look Back and Ahead 19. JUDAH IN THE SEVENTH AND EARLY SIXTH CENTURIES BCE: THE END OF ASSYRIAN DOMINATION AND THE FALL OF JERUSALEM 2 Kings 21-25, 2 Chronicles 33-36, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Jeremiah History The Reign of Manasseh The Reign of Josiah The Last Kings of Judah The Fall of Jerusalem The Book of Zephaniah The Book of Nahum The Book of Habakkuk Jeremiah A Look Back and Ahead PART FIVE. EXILE AND RETURN 20. AFTER THE FALL: JEWS IN JUDAH AND BABYLON Lamentations, Psalm 137, Obadiah, and Ezekiel History The Book of Lamentations The Jews in Babylonia Psalm 137 The Book of Obadiah Ezekiel A Look Back and Ahead 21. RETURN FROM EXILE Ezra 1-2 and Isaiah 34-35 and 40-55 History The Priestly Source of the Pentateuch The Exilic Edition of the Deuteronomistic History Isaiah 40-55 A Look Back and Ahead PART SIX. RECONSTRUCTION, CONSOLIDATION, AND CHALLENGE 22. THE RESTORATION: JUDAH IN THE LATE SIXTH AND FIFTH CENTURIES BCE Ezra 3-10, Haggai, Zechariah, Isaiah 24-27 and 56-66, Joel, and Malachi History Ezra 3-6 The Book of Haggai Zechariah 1-8 Isaiah 56-66 The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah Apocalyptic Literature The "Isaiah Apocalypse" (Isa 24-27) Zechariah 9-14 The Book of Joel The Book of Malachi A Look Back and Ahead 23. THE CONSOLIDATION OF TRADITIONS 1-2 Chronicles, Psalms, and Proverbs The Books of Chronicles The Book of Psalms Music in Ancient Israel Wisdom Literature The Book of Proverbs A Look Back and Ahead 24. DISSIDENTS, LOVERS, AND HEROES Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Jonah, Esther, and Daniel The Book of Job The Book of Ecclesiastes The Development of Beliefsin Life after Death in Ancient Israel The Song of Solomon Historical RomancesThe Book of Jonah The Book of Esther The Book of Daniel A Look Back and Ahead Appendix: The Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books Revisions of and Additionsto Biblical Books Historiographic Literature Historical Fiction Wisdom Literature Other Compositions

Detalles del libro

ISBN: 978-0-19-983011-4
Editorial: Oxford University
Encuadernacion: Rústica
Páginas: 464
Fecha Publicación: 15/12/2011
Nº Volúmenes: 1
Idioma: Inglés