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050	0	0	_aBS1151.52 _b.L48 2005
082	0	0	_a221.6/1 _222
100	1		_aLevin, Christoph, _d1950-
240	1	0	_aAlte Testament. _lEnglish.
245	1	4	_aThe Old Testament : _ba brief introduction / _cChristoph Levin ; translated by Margaret Kohl.
260			_aPrinceton, N.J. : _bPrinceton University Press, _c2005
300			_aix, 191 p. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-191).
505	0	0	_tWhy read the Old Testament? -- _gCh. 1. _t"Not a dot, nor a tittle shall pass" : the text of the Old Testament -- _gCh. 2. _tA book as library : the Old Testament canon -- _gCh. 3. _tThe Old Testament as holy scripture passed down by postexilic Judaism -- _gCh. 4. _tThe remnants of ancient Israelite literature -- _gCh. 5. _tThe great redactions of the sixth century B.C.E. -- _gCh. 6. _tThe beginnings of Old Testament theology : the book of Jeremiah -- _gCh. 7. _tThe theological significance of the law -- _gCh. 8. _tThe struggle for precedence between the theologians from the exile and the Jerusalem temple school : the book of Ezekiel -- _gCh. 9. _tThe temple as the center of the Jewish diaspora : the priestly source -- _gCh. 10. _tFixing the Torah : the Pentateuch radaction -- _gCh. 11. _tThe modification of kingship theology : second Isaiah -- _gCh. 12. _tProphetic eschatology : the book of Isaiah -- _gCh. 13. _tThe conflict with the proto-Samaritan community : the book of Hosea -- _gCh. 14. _tJudaism on the threshold of the Hellenistic age : the chronicler's history -- _gCh. 15. _tSects and groups within Hellenistic Judaism -- _gCh. 16. _tDidactic stories -- _gCh. 17. _tOn the fringe of the canon -- _gCh. 18. _tThe Maccabean period and the rise of apocalyptic : the book of Daniel -- _gCh. 19. _tThe close of the canon -- _gCh. 20. _tThe Old Testament : an open book -- _gApp. A. _tThe books of the Old Testament -- _gApp. B. _tThe Hebrew Bible -- _gApp. C. _tThe Septuagint.
520	1		_a"No other book has influenced the religion and culture of the Western world like the Bible and its largest component, the Old Testament, which is shared by Jews and Christians alike. This book fully explains the development of the Old Testament canon, as well as the editorial history underlying its various parts, including the five books of Moses, the prophetic books, and the Psalms. Examining the Old Testament in its historical context, it also sheds new light on many of the shorter books, including Jonah, Job, Ruth, the Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Esther, and Daniel." "Levin surveys fundamental changes that have taken place in Old Testament scholarship, noting that the accepted view of this part of the Bible has been called into question both by literary scholars and by archaeologists." "While the book treats the Old Testament as part of the cultural and religious history of the Ancient Near East, it also reminds readers that it emerged not as a history of ancient Israel but as the Holy Scripture of Judaism. It will prove a compelling read for anyone interested in the history of religion and the history of ancient Israel."--BOOK JACKET.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pO.T. _vCommentaries.
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