This book examines the small library of 24 books common to all Jewish and Christian Bibles--books that preserve the efforts of diverse writers over a span of many centuries to make sense of their personal experiences and those of their people, the ancient Israelites. Professor Christine Hayes guides her readers through the complexities of this polyphonous literature that has served as a foundational pillar of Western civilization, underscoring the variety and even disparities among the voices that speak in the biblical texts. Biblical authors wrote in many contexts and responded to a sweeping range of crises and questions concerning issues that were political, economic, historical, cultural, philosophical, religious, and moral. In probing chapters devoted to each of the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, Hayes reconstructs the meanings and messages of each book and encourages a deeper appreciation of the historical and cultural settings of ancient biblical literature.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300181795
ISBN-13
9780300181791
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117210062
Product Key Features
Book Title
Introduction to the Bibles
Author
Christine Hayes
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, Biblical Commentary / Old Testament, Ancient & Classical, Biblical Studies / Old Testament
Book Series
The Open Yale Courses Ser.
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Religion, History
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Bs1140.3.H39 2012
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2012-022003
Dewey Decimal
221.61
Dewey Edition
23
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