The Old Testament: Text and ContextExplore the literature, history, and social context of the Old Testament/ Hebrew Bible and their relevance for making sense of this ancient collection. This significant revision of a classroom standard pays particular attention to the original Mediterranean context-how it differs from modern Western culture-and its importance for interpretation. The significance of critical scholarly methods as well as the value of archaeology are likewise explored. Designed with the realities of the classroom in mind, it includes helpful illustrations, insets, and maps; study questions; a glossary, and indexes of subjects, personal and place names, and Scripture citations. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Outline of Israelite History | 8 |
Chronological Periods of Biblical History | 14 |
Copyright | |
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The Old Testament: Text and Context, Volume 322 Victor Harold Matthews,James C. Moyer No preview available - 1997 |
Common terms and phrases
Ahab Ahaz Amos archaeological Assyrian Babylon Babylonian Bible biblical text book of Judges call narrative Canaan Canaanite canon century B.C.E. chapters Chronicles covenant covenantal culture Daniel David Dead Sea described destruction Deut deuterocanonical books Deuteronomistic divine Edom Egypt Egyptian Elijah Elisha epic Esther exile Exod Ezek Ezekiel Ezra Genesis God's gods Hebrew Hellenistic high priest hill country Hosea human Isaiah Israel Israelites Jeremiah Jerusalem Jewish Jews Joab Jonah Josh Joshua Judah Judaism Judg king kingdom land leaders literary literature LORD Marduk Mesha Stele Mesopotamia Moab monarchy Moses nation Nehemiah oracles OT/HB period Persian person Philistines political priesthood priestly prophecy prophet Psalms punishment reign religious righteous ritual Ruth sacrifice Saul Solomon Song story STUDY QUESTIONS temple temple in Jerusalem theme theodicy theophany tion tradition translation village vision wisdom wisdom literature worship Yahweh Yehud Zech