Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: Third Edition

✍ Scribed by John J. Collins

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 666
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most reliable and widely adopted critical textbooks at undergraduate and graduate levels alike, and for good reason. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible or faith commitments. The approach is ecumenical, in the sense that it seeks not to impose any particular theological perspective but to provide information and raise questions that should be relevant to any student.

Collins proceeds through the canon of the Old Testament and the Apocrypha, judiciously presenting the current state of historical, archaeological, and literary understanding of the biblical text, and engaging the student in questions of significance and interpretation for the contemporary world.

The third edition is presented in a new and engaging format with new maps and images. An index has been added to the volume for the first time.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Maps
Illustrations
Preface
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part One: The Torah/Pentateuch
The Near Eastern Context
The Nature of the Pentateuchal Narrative
The Primeval History
The Patriarchs
The Exodus from Egypt
The Revelation at Sinai
The Priestly Theology
Deuteronomy
Part Two: The Deuteronomistic History
The Book of Joshua
Judges
First Samuel
Second Samuel
1 Kings 1–11
1 Kings 12—2 Kings 25
Part Three: Prophecy
Amos and Hosea
Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, and Zephaniah
The Babylonian Era
The Exilic Period
The Additions to the Book of Isaiah
Postexilic Prophecy
Part Four: The Writings
Ezra and Nehemiah
The Books of Chronicles
The Psalms and Song of Songs
Proverbs
Job and Qoheleth
The Hebrew Short Story
Daniel, 1–2 Maccabees
The Deuterocanonical Wisdom Books
From Tradition to Canon
Glossary
Index
Picture acknowledgments