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The Old Testamentby Charles H. Patterson
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in the series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. In CliffsNotes on the Old Testament, you’ll dig into the first half of the best-selling book of all time. These texts, stories, and poetry of the Bible have shaped the lives and philosophies of more than half the planet for over 2,000 years. Its timeless message is always fascinating, relevant, and open to interpretation. In addition to summaries and commentaries, you’ll also find A short outline of Old Testament history A chronological order of... more...
Creation of History in Ancient Israelby Marc Zvi Brettler
Routledge 1998; US$ 59.95Argues that the biblical historians were influenced by typology, interpretation of earlier texts, satire and ideology; shows how, with this model, we can put together a history of ancient Israel using the Hebrew Bible as a key source. more...
Imperialism and Biblical Prophecyby David Aberbach
Routledge 1993; US$ 110.00An exciting, kaleidoscopic presentation of biblical prophecy showing the inextricability of the poetry from the political and military upheavals which occurred at the same time in the ancient Near East. more...
The Blackwell Companion to the Hebrew Bibleby Leo G. Perdue
Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2008; US$ 55.00This comprehensive Companion to the Hebrew Bible offers a broad overview and survey of Old Testament study. It consists of newly commissioned articles from an impressive range of top international Old Testament scholars, from the UK, Europe, Canada and the US. The history, archaeology, theology, sociology and ancient Near Eastern context of the Hebrew Bible are all given considerable attention, and by addressing questions of methodology and interpretation the Companion also introduces readers to important issues in the academic study of the Old Testament. The articles are written so as to be accessible to non-specialists whilst also of interest to scholars, since the contributors articulate their own position on their subject. The volume as... more...
Biblical ambiguitiesby D.H. Aaron
BRILL 2001; US$ 60.00This volume poses as its central question: when we read a passage in the Hebrew Bible, how do we know whether the passage was meant literally or metaphorically? This study argues that our assumptions as to how language works influences the way we interpret biblical texts. more...
The concept of time in the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrollsby G. Brin
BRILL 2001; US$ 211.00This work examines the approach to time in ancient Hebrew literature, beginning with the Bible and concluding with the first century CE, the latest possible time frame for the Scrolls. The volume discusses issues of terminology, substance and ideology. more...
To your tents, O Israel!by M.M. Homan
BRILL 2002; US$ 160.00An examination of the function, form and symbolism of ancient tents, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, but also in the greater context of the Ancient Near East. It explores the terminology associated with tents, along with their manifold usage: domiciliary, military, nuptial and religious. more...
Context of Scriptureby W.W. Hallo; K.L. Younger
BRILL 2003; US$ 303.00"The Context of Scripture" presents the multifaceted world of ancient writing that forms the colourful background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible. It features full cross-referencing to comparable Bible passages and bibliographical annotations with judicious commentary. more...
Sparks of the logosby D. Boyarin
BRILL 2003; US$ 158.00This work covers the typological relation of rabbinic Judaism to Christianity, and provides a re-examination, by going back to the roots, of a rabbinic Judaism that would not manifest some of the deleterious social ideologies and practices that modern orthodox Judaism generally does. more...
The idea of biblical interpretationby H. Najman; J.H. Newman
BRILL 2004; US$ 248.00Biblical and literary scholars explore themes central to the work of Kugel (classical and modern Jewish and Hebrew literature, Harvard U. and Bible, Bar Ilan U., Israel), who enlarged the field of biblical studies from a narrow focus on the origins and prehistory of the biblical texts to encompass the emergence of Scripture and its role in shaping more...