Understanding the BibleThis is a nonsectarian guide for students undertaking their first systematic study of the Bible, giving information on archaeological data and historical background, and providing material on the date, authorship, and theological content of each book of the Old and New Testaments. |
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7.1 Map of the empire of Alexander the Great, 276 9.12 7.2 Mosaic showing
Alexander of Macedonia defeating the Persian emperor Darius III at the 9.13
Battle of Issus, 277 9.14 7.3 Map of Palestine in the Maccabean period, 280 9.15
7.4 ...
7.1 Map of the empire of Alexander the Great, 276 9.12 7.2 Mosaic showing
Alexander of Macedonia defeating the Persian emperor Darius III at the 9.13
Battle of Issus, 277 9.14 7.3 Map of Palestine in the Maccabean period, 280 9.15
7.4 ...
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Figure 2.8 The legacy of Babylon's first important king, the Stele of Hammurabi —
a basalt slab nearly eight feet tall — records an ancient Sumero-Babylonian legal
code that contains statutes resembling laws found in the Mosaic Torah.
Figure 2.8 The legacy of Babylon's first important king, the Stele of Hammurabi —
a basalt slab nearly eight feet tall — records an ancient Sumero-Babylonian legal
code that contains statutes resembling laws found in the Mosaic Torah.
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The central expression of Yahweh's unique relationship to Israel, the Mosaic
Covenant is the standard by which most biblical historians and later prophets
measure Israel's successes and failures. (Neither the early prophets, whose
careers ...
The central expression of Yahweh's unique relationship to Israel, the Mosaic
Covenant is the standard by which most biblical historians and later prophets
measure Israel's successes and failures. (Neither the early prophets, whose
careers ...
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Contents
Questions Readers Ask About the Bible | 1 |
Tanak or Old Testament | 51 |
The Torah Divine Instruction | 82 |
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| Title | Understanding the Bible |
| Author | Stephen L. Harris |
| Edition | 5, illustrated |
| Publisher | Mayfield Pub., 1999 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | Oct 14, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0767405935, 9780767405935 |
| Length | 610 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Biblical Commentary / General |
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