Introduction to the Bible / Christine Hayes.

By:

Hayes, Christine Elizabeth

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The open Yale courses seriesPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2012]Description: xiv, 430 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780300181791 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

221.6/1 23

LOC classification:

BS1140.3 .H39 2012

Contents:

The Legacy of Ancient Israel -- Understanding Biblical Monotheism -- Genesis 1-3: The Biblical Creation Stories -- Doublets and Contradictions -- The Modern Critical Study of the Bible -- Biblical Narrative: The Stories of the Patriarchs (Genesis 12-36) -- Israel in Egypt: Moses and the Beginning of Yahwism -- From Egypt to Sinai -- Biblical Law -- The Priestly Legacy: Cult and Sacrifice, Purity and Holiness -- On the Steps of Moab: Deuteronomy and the Figure of Moses -- The Deuteronomistic History I: Joshua -- The Deuteronomistic History II: Of Judges, Prophets, and Kings -- The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel -- Israelite Prophecy -- The Prophetic Response to the Events of History: Amos as Paradigm -- Prophets of the Assyrian Crisis: Hosea and First Isaiah -- Judean Prophets: Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Jeremiah -- Responses to the Destruction: Ezekiel and 2-3 Isaiah -- Responses to the Destruction: Lamentations and Wisdom -- Canonical Criticism: Ecclesiastes, Psalms, and the Song of Songs -- The Restoration: Ezra-Nehemiah and Ruth -- Postexilic Prophets and the Rise of Apocalyptic -- Israel and the Nations: Esther and Jonah -- Epilogue.

Summary: "This book examines the small library of 24 books common to all Jewish and Christian Bibles--books that preserve the efforts of diverse writers over a span of many centuries to make sense of their personal experiences and those of their people, the ancient Israelites. Professor Christine Hayes guides her readers through the complexities of this polyphonous literature that has served as a foundational pillar of Western civilization, underscoring the variety and even disparities among the voices that speak in the biblical texts. Biblical authors wrote in many contexts and responded to a sweeping range of crises and questions concerning issues that were political, economic, historical, cultural, philosophical, religious, and moral. In probing chapters devoted to each of the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, Hayes reconstructs the meanings and messages of each book and encourages a deeper appreciation of the historical and cultural settings of ancient biblical literature"--

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Legacy of Ancient Israel --
Understanding Biblical Monotheism --
Genesis 1-3: The Biblical Creation Stories --
Doublets and Contradictions --
The Modern Critical Study of the Bible --
Biblical Narrative: The Stories of the Patriarchs (Genesis 12-36) --
Israel in Egypt: Moses and the Beginning of Yahwism --
From Egypt to Sinai --
Biblical Law --
The Priestly Legacy: Cult and Sacrifice, Purity and Holiness --
On the Steps of Moab: Deuteronomy and the Figure of Moses --
The Deuteronomistic History I: Joshua --
The Deuteronomistic History II: Of Judges, Prophets, and Kings --
The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel --
Israelite Prophecy --
The Prophetic Response to the Events of History: Amos as Paradigm --
Prophets of the Assyrian Crisis: Hosea and First Isaiah --
Judean Prophets: Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Jeremiah --
Responses to the Destruction: Ezekiel and 2-3 Isaiah --
Responses to the Destruction: Lamentations and Wisdom --
Canonical Criticism: Ecclesiastes, Psalms, and the Song of Songs --
The Restoration: Ezra-Nehemiah and Ruth --
Postexilic Prophets and the Rise of Apocalyptic --
Israel and the Nations: Esther and Jonah --
Epilogue.

"This book examines the small library of 24 books common to all Jewish and Christian Bibles--books that preserve the efforts of diverse writers over a span of many centuries to make sense of their personal experiences and those of their people, the ancient Israelites. Professor Christine Hayes guides her readers through the complexities of this polyphonous literature that has served as a foundational pillar of Western civilization, underscoring the variety and even disparities among the voices that speak in the biblical texts. Biblical authors wrote in many contexts and responded to a sweeping range of crises and questions concerning issues that were political, economic, historical, cultural, philosophical, religious, and moral. In probing chapters devoted to each of the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, Hayes reconstructs the meanings and messages of each book and encourages a deeper appreciation of the historical and cultural settings of ancient biblical literature"--

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