The Biblical World, Volume 2John Barton "The Biblical World" is a comprehensive guide to the contents, historical settings and social context of the Bible. It presents the fruits of years of specialist study in accessible form, and is essential reading for anyone who reads the Bible and would like to know more about how and why it came to be. |
Contents
The Hebrew and Aramaic langauges | 3 |
The Greek language | 25 |
Warfare | 33 |
The arts architecture music poetry psalmody | 53 |
Law and administration in the New Testament world | 75 |
Religion in preexilic Israel | 90 |
Religion in Israel during and after the exile | 101 |
Judaism at the turn of the era | 125 |
Paul | 258 |
RELIGIOUS IDEAS | 285 |
Salvation in Jewish though | 287 |
Salvation in Christian thought | 317 |
Interpretations of the identity and role of Jesus | 332 |
Death and afterlife | 357 |
Purity | 378 |
THE BIBLE TODAY | 395 |
The first churches social life | 137 |
The first churches religious practice | 157 |
BIBLICAL FIGURES | 173 |
Israels ancestors the patriarchs and matriarchs | 175 |
Moses | 194 |
David and Solomon | 208 |
Jesus | 223 |
Jewish Bible translation | 397 |
Christian Bible translation | 413 |
Modern biblical interpretation | 427 |
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