Scribes and Schools: The Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures (Library of Ancient Israel)

Religion & Spirituality

Philip R. Davies

Christian Books & Bibles

Westminster John Knox Pr

Written by two leading Old Testament scholars with a wide range of expertise, this unique introduction describes the historical, social and cultural setting in which the Old Testament was written and a description of the major genres of literature that it contains. It seeks therefore to illuminate the literature of the Old Testament by showing how it was shaped by the events, social structures, and religions and intellectual ideas of the ancient civilizations and cultures in which it was produced. Unlike most Introductions, it does not build largely on the traditional formats. It also reflects the huge changes that our understanding of the Old Testament has undergone in the recent decades Rather than a conventional canonical-theological approach, the book offers an approach for those interested in the Old Testament as a monumental cultural achievement, ideal for students of ancient history and religion in general as well as theology, and requires a minimum of prior knowledge or expertise.

The Old Testament World

John W. Rogerson

T&T Clark International

<p>Written by two leading Old Testament scholars and widely used throughout the world, Philip Davies and John Rogerson's <i>The Old Testament World</i> describes the historical, social, and cultural setting in which the Old Testament was written and examines the major genres of literature that it contains. Ideally suited for college-level introductory classes, it illuminates the literature of the Old Testament by showing how it was shaped by the events, social structures, and religious and intellectual ideas of the ancient civilizations and cultures in which it was produced.</p>

The Old Testament World, Second Edition

JOHN ROGERSON

Westminster/John Knox Press

The Damascus Covenant: An Interpretation of the "Damascus Document" (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Supplement Series #25)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

UNKNO

Opening the Books of Moses (BibleWorld)

Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of the time. This broad overview provides: a survey of the current state of Pentateuchal research; an analysis of how the texts were shaped by their time and audience; an outline of Jewish areas in the Persian period; the study concludes with an analysis of key concerns in the study of the Pentateuch, notably the Torah, geography, ethnicity, the nature of Yahweh and other deities, theories of cult, treaties and oaths, and Moses himself.

History

Thomas Römer

Christophe Nihan

Diana V. Edelman

Ancient Civilizations

Routledge

Whose Bible is It Anyway? (JSOT Supplement)

Whose Bible is it anyway? (JSOT Supplement)

Sheffield Academic+press

Visual version of Dead Sea Scrolls Encyclopedia (2003) ISBN: 4887216343 [Japanese Import]

Reference

Toyo Shorin

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