Introduction to the Bible: [what do the 24 books common to all Jewish and Christian bibles reveal about ancient Israel's struggle to make sense of its history and relationship with its deity, even amidst evil and suffering?]

"This book examines the small library of 24 books common to all Jewish and Christian Bibles--books that preserve the efforts of diverse writers over a span of many centuries to make sense of their personal experiences and those of their people, the ancient Israelites. Professor Christine Hayes...

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Main Author: Hayes, Christine Elizabeth 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven and London Yale University Press [2012]
Series:Open Yale courses
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Online Access:FUBA1
Summary:"This book examines the small library of 24 books common to all Jewish and Christian Bibles--books that preserve the efforts of diverse writers over a span of many centuries to make sense of their personal experiences and those of their people, the ancient Israelites. Professor Christine Hayes guides her readers through the complexities of this polyphonous literature that has served as a foundational pillar of Western civilization, underscoring the variety and even disparities among the voices that speak in the biblical texts.Biblical authors wrote in many contexts and responded to a sweeping range of crises and questions concerning issues that were political, economic, historical, cultural, philosophical, religious, and moral. In probing chapters devoted to each of the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, Hayes reconstructs the meanings and messages of each book and encourages a deeper appreciation of the historical and cultural settings of ancient biblical literature"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 430 Seiten) Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9780300188271
1283656558
9781283656559

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