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An Introduction to the Old Testament: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts of the Hebrew Bible - eBook
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▼▲Title: An Introduction to the Old Testament: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts of the Hebrew Bible - eBook By: David M. Carr Format: DRM Protected ePub Vendor: Wiley-Blackwell Publication Date: 2011 | ISBN: 9781444356236 ISBN-13: 9781444356236 Series: Wiley Desktop Editions Stock No: WW22461EB |
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▼▲- Provides a historical context for students learning about the development and changing interpretations of biblical texts
- Examines how these early stories were variously shaped by interaction with the Mesopotamian and Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, and Hellenistic empires
- Incorporates recent research on the formation of the Pentateuch
- Reveals how key biblical texts came to be interpreted by Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths
- Includes numerous student-friendly features, such as study questions, review sections, bibliographies, timelines, and illustrations and photos
Author Bio
▼▲DAVID M. CARR is Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Professor Carr's book-length publications include From D to Q: A Study of Early Jewish Interpretations of Solomon's Dream at Gibeon (1991); Reading the Fractures of Genesis: Historical and Literary Approaches (1996); The Erotic Word: Sexuality, Spirituality and the Bible (2003); and Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature (2005).
Editorial Reviews
▼▲"Carr's book is an excellent introduction to what mainstream (non-evangelical) scholars have come to believe about ancient Israel's literary history." (International Review of Biblical Studies, 2010)
"I recommend this book to advanced students who already have a good grasp of the text of the Bible in their own mother tongue translations; they will be able to apreciate the nuanced meanings and implications of this book better; they will be challenged to think through the details that are presented here; on the whole they will be thankful for their leaning experience." (Theological Book Review, 2010)
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