A short introduction to the Hebrew Bible : and deutero-canonical books
John J. Collins (Creator)
Introductions
XVIII, 376 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
9781451472943, 1451472943
1033750005
The Near Eastern context
The nature of the Pentateuchal narrative
The primeval history
The Patriarchs
The Exodus from Egypt
The revelation at Sinai
The priestly theology : Exodus 25-40, Leviticus, and Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings 1-16 : Solomon and the divided monarchy
1 Kings 17-2 Kings 25 : tales of prophets and the end of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Amos and Hosea
Isaiah
The Babylonian era : Jeremiah and Lamentations
Ezekiel
The additions to the Book of Isaiah
Postexilic prophecy : Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Joel
Ezra and Nehemiah
The Books of Chronicles
The Psalms and Song of Songs
Proverbs
Job and Qoheleth
The Hebrew short story : Ruth, Jonah, Esther
Daniel, 1-2 Maccabees
The deuterocanonical wisdom books : Ben Sira, Wisdom of Solomon
From tradition to canon
"This book is an abridgment edition of Introduction to the Hebrew Bible with CD-ROM, published by Fortress Press in 2004"--Preface