Open LibraryUnderstanding the Bible : a reader's introduction
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xiv, 456 pages : 24 cm
pt. 1. Questions readers ask about the Bible -- THE OLD TESTAMENT : THE HEBREW BIBLE. pt. 2. History and geography of the Near East -- pt. 3. The law (Torah) -- pt. 4. The prophets. Former prophets -- Latter prophets : major and minor -- pt. 5. The writings. Wisdom literature -- Hebrew poetry -- Festival scrolls -- Apocalyptic literature -- Work of the chroniclers -- pt. 6. Extracanonical works. Old Testament Apocrypha -- Pseudepigrapha -- Dead Sea Scrolls -- pt. 7. Between the Testaments -- THE NEW TESTAMENT. pt. 8. The books of the New Testament. The Gospels -- The acts of the Apostles -- Paul and the letter form -- The pastoral epistles -- Hebrews and the Catholic ("general") epistles -- The Christian apocalypse
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-442) and index
pt. 1. Questions readers ask about the Bible -- THE OLD TESTAMENT : THE HEBREW BIBLE. pt. 2. History and geography of the Near East -- pt. 3. The law (Torah) -- pt. 4. The prophets. Former prophets -- Latter prophets : major and minor -- pt. 5. The writings. Wisdom literature -- Hebrew poetry -- Festival scrolls -- Apocalyptic literature -- Work of the chroniclers -- pt. 6. Extracanonical works. Old Testament Apocrypha -- Pseudepigrapha -- Dead Sea Scrolls -- pt. 7. Between the Testaments -- THE NEW TESTAMENT. pt. 8. The books of the New Testament. The Gospels -- The acts of the Apostles -- Paul and the letter form -- The pastoral epistles -- Hebrews and the Catholic ("general") epistles -- The Christian apocalypse
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-442) and index
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