The literature of the Old Testament
β Scribed by Julius A. Bewer
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Year
- 1933
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 480
- Series
- Records of Civilization
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Frontmatter
INTRODUCTION (page xiii)
I. EARLY POEMS (page 1)
II. EARLY NARRATIVES (page 21)
III. EARLY LAWS (page 30)
IV. THE GROWTH OF HISTORICAL LITERATURE (page 43)
V. THE YAHWIST (page 60)
VI. THE ELOHIST (page 74)
VII. AMOS AND HOSEA (page 87)
VIII. ISAIAH AND MICAH (page 100)
IX. DEUTERONOMY (page 121)
X. ZEPHANIAH, NAHUM, AND HABAKKUK (page 136)
XI. JEREMIAH (page 143)
XII. EZEKIEL AND THE HOLINESS CODE (page 169)
XIII. EXILIC POETS AND PROPHETS (page 189)
XIV. DEUTEROβISAIAH (page 200)
XV. DEUTERONOMISTIC HISTORIANS (page 214)
XVI. THE EARLIER POSTEXILIC PROPHETS (page 234)
XVII. THE PRIEST CODE AND THE PRIESTLY EDITORS (page 259)
XVIII. POSTEXILIC HISTORIANS (page 280)
XIX. THE WISDOM LITERATURE (page 308)
XX. THE PSALMS AND THE SONG OF SONGS (page 340)
XXI. LATER POSTEXILIC PROPHETS (page 395)
XXII. THE LAST PROPHETS (page 410)
XXIII. CANON AND TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT (page 427)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 437)
INDEX OF OLD TESTAMENT PASSAGES (page 449)
INDEX OF OTHER PASSAGES (page 454)
INDEX OF SUBJECTS (page 455)
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