Ancient Texts for the Study of The Hebrew Bible

The Hebrew Bible represents no mere collection of books but a stunning array of literary genres. To fully illuminate the history and culture of the Old Testament, it is necessary to compare these ancient writings to similar texts written concurrently by Israel's neighbors. Beginning with an overview of the important literary archives of the ancient Near East, Sparks provides exhaustive referenc…

War in The Hebrew Bible: A Study in the Ethics of Violence

Dealing with a wide spectrum of war ideologies in the Hebrew Bible, this study seeks to discover why and how these views might have made sense to biblical writers. It challenges the stereotype of the "violent" Old Testament.

Making Men: The Male Coming-of-Age Theme in the Hebrew Bible

"This book identifies seven narratives of male maturation in the Hebrew Bible, and shows how this theme is employed by biblical redactors and narrators to highlight transitions in the historical prose of the Hebrew Bible. It also considers how these stories provide insight into the varying representations of biblical masculinity"--

The Bible and The Ancient Near East

Presented in this volume is a collection of the shorter writings of one of the more innovative scholars working on the relationship between the writings of the Hebrew Bible and its ancient Near East context. Topics include: ANE environment, literature of the ANE, myth versus history, Nebuchadnezzar I's Elamite crisis, Job and the Israelite religious tradition, motif of the weeping God in Jeremi…

History & Traditions of Early Israel

This Festschrift consists of a dozen articles on the history of Israel before the classical prophets in the 8th century, and on literary traditions referring to this phase of Israelite history.

The Old Testament Introduction Volume 2

V.1 Historical traditions.

The Old Testament Introduction. Vol.3

V.1 Historical traditions.

Old Testament Exegesis A Primer for Students and Pastors

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Old Testament Exegesis - A Guide to the Methodology second edition

Translated from the 12th edition of the German work (date and publisher not noted), this work is intended as a training work for advanced students. Approaches examined include text literary criticism, transmission historical, form critical, traditional historical, and historical setting determination. An illustrative example of interpretation using the analysis of Genesis 28:10-22 concludes the…

From GODS To GOD - How The Bible Debunked, Suppressed or Changed Ancient Myth…

"Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book."