A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: And Deutero-canonical Books

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Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2014 - Bibles - 376 pages

A marvel of conciseness, John J. Collins A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is quickly becoming one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and university classrooms. Here the erudition of Collins renowned Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is combined with even more student-friendly features, including charts, maps, photographs, chapter summaries, illuminating vignettes, and bibliographies for further reading. The second edition has been carefully revised to take the latest scholarly developments into account. This dedicated webpage includes test banks and classroom resources for the busy instructor..

 

Contents

Introduction
1
CHAPTER 1
17
CHAPTER 2
31
CHAPTER 3
41
CHAPTER 4
51
CHAPTER 5
63
CHAPTER 6
73
CHAPTER 7
85
CHAPTER 16
203
CHAPTER 17
213
CHAPTER 18
225
CHAPTER 19
239
CHAPTER 20
253
CHAPTER 21
273
CHAPTER 22
283
CHAPTER 23
293

CHAPTER 8
97
CHAPTER 9
113
CHAPTER 10
129
CHAPTER 11
139
CHAPTER 12
149
CHAPTER 13
159
CHAPTER 14
173
CHAPTER 15
191
CHAPTER 24
307
CHAPTER 25
317
CHAPTER 26
329
CHAPTER 27
339
CHAPTER 28
355
CHAPTER 29
365
Glossary
372
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About the author (2014)

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School and author of many works, including, from Fortress Press, Encounters with Biblical Theology (2005), Does the Bible Justify Violence? (2004), and Daniel (Hermeneia, 1994).

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