The Old testament : a brief introduction /

The Old testament : a brief introduction /

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Author / Creator:Levin, Christoph, 1950-
Uniform title:Alte Testament. English
Imprint:Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2005.
Description:ix, 191 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Bible. -- Old Testament. -- Commentaries.
Bible. -- Old Testament.
Commentaries.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5636250
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ISBN:0691113947 (cl : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-191).
Table of Contents:
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Why Read the Old Testament?
  • Chapter 1. "Not a dot, nor a tittle shall pass" The Text of the Old Testament
  • The Hebrew Text
  • The Greek Text
  • Other Translations
  • Qumran
  • Chapter 2. A Book as Library The Old Testament Canon
  • The Hebrew Bible
  • The Septuagint
  • Deutero-Canonical Writings
  • Chapter 3. The Old Testament as Holy Scripture Passed down by Postexilic Judaism
  • The Transmitting Groups
  • The Concern That Begot the Literature
  • The Nature of the Interpretative Process
  • The Literary Analysis
  • Chapter 4. The Remnants of Ancient Israelite Literature
  • Wisdom Books
  • Annals and Historiography
  • Law Books
  • Cultic Lyrics
  • Priests and Prophets
  • Chapter 5. The Great Redactions of the Sixth Century BCE
  • The Yahwist's History
  • The Deuteronomistic History
  • Chapter 6. The Beginnings of Old Testament Theology The Book of Jeremiah
  • Chapter 7. The Theological Significance of the Law
  • The Decalogue
  • Deuteronomy
  • Chapter 8. The Struggle for Precedence between the Theologians from the Exile and the Jerusalem Temple School The Book of Ezekiel
  • Chapter 9. The Temple as the Center of the Jewish Diaspora The Priestly Source
  • Chapter 10. Fixing the Torah The Pentateuch Redaction
  • Chapter 11. The Modification of Kingship Theology Second Isaiah
  • Chapter 12. Prophetic Eschatology The Book of Isaiah
  • Chapter 13. The Conflict with the Proto-Samaritan Commuunity The Book of Hosea
  • Chapter 14. Judaism on the Threshold of the Hellenistic Age The Chronicler's History
  • Chapter 15. Sects and Groups within Hellenistic Judaism
  • The Psalter
  • The Book of Proverbs
  • Chapter 16. Didactic Stories
  • Jonah
  • Job
  • Ruth
  • Chapter 17. On the Fringe of the Canon
  • The Song of Solomon (Song of Songs)
  • Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher
  • Esther
  • Chapter 18. The Maccabean Period and the Rise of Apocalyptic The Book of Daniel
  • Chapter 19. The Close of the Canon
  • The End of the Growth of the Text
  • The Scope of the Collection
  • Criteria for Canonicity
  • The Final Establishment of the Canon
  • Chapter 20. The Old Testament: An Open Book
  • Appendix A. The Books of the Old Testament
  • Appendix B. The Hebrew Bible
  • Appendix C. The Septuagint
  • Chronological Outline
  • Further Reading

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