The Hebrew Bible : new insights and scholarship /

The Hebrew Bible : new insights and scholarship /

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Imprint:	New York : New York University Press, ©2008. New York : New York University Press, γ̐ư2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 231 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Jewish studies in the 21st century Jewish studies in the 21st century.
Subject:	Bible. -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish. Bible. -- Old Testament "Bible. AT" γ̐ưetudes diverses. exγ̐ưegγ̐ưese "Bible. AT" γ̐ưetudes diverses. Altes Testament Erklγ̐ưarung jγ̐ưudische. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11163077

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Other authors / contributors:	Greenspahn, Frederick E., 1946-
ISBN:	9780814732076 0814732070 9780814731871 0814731872 9780814731888 0814731880 9780814733080 0814733085
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	In April of 2001, the headline in the Los Angeles Times read, 'Doubting the Story of the Exodus.' It covered a sermon that had been delivered by the rabbi of a prominent local congregation over the holiday of Passover. In it, he said, 'The truth is that virtually every modern archeologist who has investigated the story of the exodus, with very few exceptions, agrees that the way the Bible describes the exodus is not the way it happened, if it happened at all.' This seeming challenge to the biblical story captivated the local public. Yet as the rabbi himself acknowledged, his sermon contained nothing new. The theories that he described had been common knowledge among biblical scholars for over thirty years, though few people outside of the profession know their relevance. New understandings concerning the Bible have not filtered down beyond specialists in university settings. There is a need to communicate this research to a wider public of students and educated readers outside of the academy. This volume seeks to meet this need, with chapters describing how archeology, theology, ancient studies, literary studies, feminist studies, and other disciplines now understand the Bible. --From publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Hebrew Bible. New York : New York University Press, ©2008 9780814731871 0814731872 Print version: Hebrew Bible. New York : New York University Press, γ̐ư2008 9780814731871 0814731872