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245 14 a| The Hebrew Bible :b| a comparative approach /c| Christopher D. Stanley.;

300 a| xvi, 544 pages :b| illustrations (chiefly color) ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 518) and indexes.;

505 0 a| What is Scripture? -- Hebrew Bible or Old Testament? -- What's in the Hebrew Bible? -- Where did the Hebrew Bible come from? -- Academic study of the Hebrew Bible -- The importance of geography -- Everyday life in Biblical times -- The grand narrative -- Narrative and history -- The Hebrew Bible as a religious text -- The nature of the universe -- The supernatural world -- On being human -- The ideal society -- Stories and faith -- Stories of origins -- Ancestral narratives -- The Exodus narrative -- The Deuteronomistic narrative : overview -- The Deuteronomistic narrative : individual stories -- Postexilic narratives -- The laws of Torah -- Purity laws -- Social laws -- Encountering the holy -- Family religion -- Community religion -- State religion -- The sacrificial system -- Worship in the Psalms -- The world of the prophets -- The early preexilic prophets -- The later preexilic prophets -- The exilic prophets -- The postexilic prophets -- The rise of Apocalyptic -- The way of wisdom -- Other paths to wisdom.;

520 8 a| In this work, Christopher D. Stanley provides a Hebrew Bible textbook which approaches the Bible through the categories of comparative religion. It carefully distinguishes the religion of ancient Israel from the religion represented in the Bible.;

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The Hebrew Bible : a comparative approach / Christopher D. Stanley.

Author/creator	Stanley, Christopher D.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2010.
Description	xvi, 544 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Subjects	Bible. Old Testament--Textbooks. Bible. Old Testament--Comparative studies. Judaism--History. --To 70 A.D. --Textbooks. Palestine--Religion. --Textbooks.

Contents	What is Scripture? -- Hebrew Bible or Old Testament? -- What's in the Hebrew Bible? -- Where did the Hebrew Bible come from? -- Academic study of the Hebrew Bible -- The importance of geography -- Everyday life in Biblical times -- The grand narrative -- Narrative and history -- The Hebrew Bible as a religious text -- The nature of the universe -- The supernatural world -- On being human -- The ideal society -- Stories and faith -- Stories of origins -- Ancestral narratives -- The Exodus narrative -- The Deuteronomistic narrative : overview -- The Deuteronomistic narrative : individual stories -- Postexilic narratives -- The laws of Torah -- Purity laws -- Social laws -- Encountering the holy -- Family religion -- Community religion -- State religion -- The sacrificial system -- Worship in the Psalms -- The world of the prophets -- The early preexilic prophets -- The later preexilic prophets -- The exilic prophets -- The postexilic prophets -- The rise of Apocalyptic -- The way of wisdom -- Other paths to wisdom.
Summary	In this work, Christopher D. Stanley provides a Hebrew Bible textbook which approaches the Bible through the categories of comparative religion. It carefully distinguishes the religion of ancient Israel from the religion represented in the Bible.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 518) and indexes.
Genre/form	Comparative studies.
Genre/form	History.
Genre/form	Textbooks.
LCCN	2008039758
ISBN	9780800663476 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0800663470 (alk. paper)

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