Story and faith : a guide to the Old Testament /
James L. Crenshaw.
- New York, New York : Macmillan Publishing Company, c1986.
- viii, 472 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography; p. 446-455 Includes index
Contents: Part One: The Torah -- Genesis -- Exodus -- Leviticus -- Numbers -- Deuteronomy -- Part Two: The prophets -- A. The former prophets -- Joshua -- Judges -- Samuel -- Kings -- B. The latter prophets -- Isaiah -- Jeremiah -- Ezekiel -- The book of the twelve -- Part Three: The writings -- Psalms -- Job -- Proverbs -- Ruth -- Song of Songs -- Ecclesiastes -- Lamentations -- Esther -- Daniel -- Ezra-Nehemiah -- Chronicles Part Four: The Deuterocanonical literature -- First Esdras -- Second Esdras -- Tobit -- Judith -- Additions to the Book of Esther -- The Wisdom of Solomon -- SIrach -- Baruch -- The Letter to Jeremiah -- Additions to Daniel -- The Prayer of Manasseh -- First Maccabees -- Second Maccabees -- From cherished word to Holy Scriptures Appendix: -- A. Characteristics of apocalyptic -- B. The festivals at which the "five scrolls" were read -- C. Major scrolls from Qumran -- D. Major deities in the Canaanite pantheon -- E. Important noncanonical works (pseudepigrapha) -- F. History of Pentateuchal research -- G. The Bible in English -- H. Some significant inscriptions and literary texts -- I. Major periods in Israelite history -- J. The Hasmonaean house.