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100 1 _aSumney, Jerry L.
245 1 4 _aThe Bible :
_ban introduction /
_cby Jerry L. Sumney.
260 _aMinneapolis, Minn. :
_bFortress Press,
_c2010.
300 _axxxvi, 432 p. :
_bill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, charts ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPart I: What is the Bible and how did it come about? -- The Bible: a gradually emerging collection -- From then to now: the transmission of the Bible -- The meaning of inspiration -- Part II: What is the story of the Hebrew Bible? -- The Pentateuch, part 1: Genesis -- The Pentateuch, part 2 : Exodus through Deuteronomy -- The Deuteronomic history, Ruth, and the Chronicles -- Thus says the Lord: Israel's prophetic tradition -- An alternative worldview: Israel's wisdom literature -- Israel's response to God: the Psalms and the Song of Solomon -- Between the Testaments: from Ezra's return from exile to the time of Jesus -- Part III: What is the story of the New Testament? -- The composition and nature of the Gospels -- Four views of one Jesus: Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John -- The story continues: the Acts of the Apostles -- The Pauline Letters -- The disputed Pauline Letters -- Hebrews and the general or Catholic Epistles -- Revelation -- Epilogue: The Bible today.
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_vIntroductions.
630 0 0 _aBible
_xHermeneutics.
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