Scribes and schools : the canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures /

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Author / Creator:Davies, Philip R. author
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c1998.
Description:xi, 219 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Library of ancient Israel
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3300018
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ISBN:0664220770
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-209) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Dimensions of Canon
  • 2. Canons in the Ancient World
  • 3. Canon, Canonizing, and Canonical Criticism: Approaches to Jewish Canonizing
  • 4. A Sketch of Israelite and Judean History
  • 5. Judean Scribes, Schools, Archives, and Libraries
  • 6. The Mosaic Canon
  • 7. The Canonizing of Prophets
  • 8. Canons of David and Solomon
  • 9. Serious Entertainment
  • 10. Canons and the Dead Sea Scrolls
  • 11. Holy Books.