The Hebrew Bible for beginners
Subtitle: a Jewish and Christian introduction
By: Joel S. Kaminsky, Joel N. Lohr
Contributors: Lohr, Joel N., author
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9781426775635
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Table of contents: title: What does "Bible" mean? How many Bibles are there?; title: A few basics. Hebrew ; Scrolls, language, and versions ; From scrolls to Scripture ; The Apocrypha; title: The Tanakh and Old Testament as sacred scripture. Traditional Jewish interpretation of the Tanakh ; The liturgical use of the Tanakh in Judaism ; Traditional Christian interpretation of the Old Testament ; The Old Testament in Christian liturgy; title: Modern approaches to the Bible. The historical-critical approach ;  Feminist interpretation ; Ideological and sociopolitical criticism ; Holistic approaches : literary criticism ; Holistic approaches : canonical ; Concluding reflections; title: The Bible as "story" and "history". The Bible's historical backgrounds ; Understanding the Bible's storyline; title: The Torah. Introduction to the Torah ; Genesis ; Exodus ; Leviticus ; Numbers ; Deuteronomy; title: The Neviʼim = The Prophets. Introduction to the Prophets. Joshua ; Judges ; 1 Samuel ; 2 Samuel ; 1-2 Kings ; Isaiah ; Ezekiel ; The Book of the Twelve. Hosea ; Joel ; Amos ; Obadiah ; Jonah ; Micah ; Nahum ; Habakkuk ; Zephaniah ; Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 ; Deutero-Zechariah and Malachi; title: The Ketuvim = The Writings. Introduction to the Ketuvim, or, the Writings. Psalms ; Introduction to Wisdom literature ; Proverbs ; Job; title: The Megillot = The Five Scrolls. Song of songs ; Ruth ; Lamentations ; Qoheleth ; Esther ; Daniel ; Ezra-Nehemiah ; 1-2 Chronicles; title: The Apocrypha. Tobit ; Judith ; Sirach ; Wisdom of Solomon ; Concluding reflections on the Apocrypha; title: Epilogue. The Hebrew bible and beyond.