The Bible
Subtitle: an introduction
By: by Jerry L. Sumney.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780800663742
Subjects: Bible -- Introductions; Bible -- Hermeneutics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: What is the Bible and how did it come about?; title: The Bible : a gradually emerging collection; title: From then to now : the transmission of the Bible; title: The meaning of inspiration; title: Part II: What is the story of the Hebrew Bible?; title: The Pentateuch, part 1 : Genesis; title: The Pentateuch, part 2 : Exodus through Deuteronomy; title: The Deuteronomic history, Ruth, and the Chronicles; title: "Thus says the Lord" : Israel's prophetic tradition; title: An alternative worldview : Israel's wisdom literature; title: Israel's response to God : the Psalms and the Song of Solomon; title: Between the Testaments : from Ezra's return from exile to the time of Jesus; title: Part III: What is the story of the New Testament?; title: The composition and nature of the Gospels; title: Four views of one Jesus : Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John; title: The story continues : the Acts of the Apostles; title: The Pauline Letters; title: The disputed Pauline Letters; title: Hebrews and the general or Catholic Epistles; title: Revelation; title: Epilogue: The Bible today.