Old Testament life and literature

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Author / Creator:Larue, Gerald A.
Imprint:Boston, Allyn and Bacon [1968]
Description:xiii, 513 pages illustrations, maps 26 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13171715
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-503).
committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Other form:Online version: Larue, Gerald A. Old Testament life and literature. Boston, Allyn and Bacon [1968]
Table of Contents:
  • The Bible and How We Study it
  • What is the Old Testament? : The Development of the Canon
  • History and legend ; Myth, fable, and other literary categories
  • Poetry
  • Problems of text and anthorship
  • The Analysis of the Pentateuch
  • The Deuteronomic history
  • Cultic imterpretation
  • Oral tradition
  • From criticism
  • Archaeological and Linguistic studies.
  • Before There Was an Israel : The Land
  • The people, from the Paleolithic to the Chalocolitic Periods
  • The People from the early Bronze to the Early Iron ages
  • The Hebrews
  • Problems with dates and places
  • The Invasion of Canaan : The Judges
  • Saul
  • David
  • Solomon
  • J and the Law : The J saga
  • The Role of Moses
  • Monarchy and law
  • The Divided Kingdom : The History of the kingdoms : International developments
  • The E Saga
  • Prophecy and the earliest prophets
  • Amos and Hosea
  • Isaiah of Jerusalem
  • Micah.
  • The Last 100 Years of Judah : From Manasseth to the Deuteronomic Reform : Zephaniah
  • The Deuteronomic era
  • Deuteronomy
  • From The Fall of Nineveh to the Fall of Judah : Nahum
  • The Growth of Neo-Babylonian power
  • Habbakuk
  • The Last days of Judah
  • Jeremiah
  • The Exile
  • Life and literature of the Early Period : Exekiel
  • Lamentations
  • Literature of the middle period
  • Job
  • Continuing interpretation in the prophets
  • The Deuteronomists
  • The Holiness code
  • The Priestly source
  • Life and literature of the Late Period
  • The Last days of the Neo- Babylonian empire
  • The Akitu festival
  • The Rise of the Persian empire
  • Zoroastrian religion
  • The Writings of Deutero-Isaish.
  • The Persian Period : Life and literature of the Early Period : Trito-Isaiah
  • Haggai
  • Zechariah
  • The Completion of the temple
  • International developments
  • Malachi
  • Obadiah
  • Life and literature of the Late Period : The Work of Ezra and Nehemiah
  • The Jews of Elephantine
  • Ruth
  • Jonah
  • The Great documents of the Persian period : The Chronicler
  • P
  • Torah and cult
  • The Psalms
  • The Period of Helenistic rule
  • Esther
  • Joel
  • Deutero-Zechariah
  • Wisdom witings : Proverbs
  • Ecclesiastes
  • Song of Songs
  • Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)
  • Tobit
  • The Period of Jewish independence : Apocalpticism
  • Daniel
  • Judith
  • I Esdras
  • The Hasmonean Dynasty
  • Literature of the period
  • Baruch
  • The Additions to Daniel
  • I [and] II Maccabees
  • The Wisdom of Solomon
  • II Esdras
  • Canon, Text and Translations : Development of the Canon : The Samaritan canon
  • The "Alexandrian canon"
  • The Qumran Scriptures
  • The Jewish canon
  • The Christian canon
  • Text, manuscripts and translations : Early translations
  • Translations into English
  • Chart of central events in the near East.