People of the covenant : an introduction to the Hebrew Bible / Henry Jackson Flanders,Jr., Robert Wilson Crapps, David Anthony Smith.
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TextPublication details: New York, Oxford : Oxford University Press, c1996.Edition: 4th edDescription: xiii, 562 p. : illus.,maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 0195093704
- BS 1197 .F53 1996
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Barcode | |
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| BOOKS | Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary Mosher Library | BS 1197 .F53 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 45076 | ||
| BOOKS | Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary Mosher Library | BS 1197 .F53 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | with highlights donated | 35859 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Contents:
Structure and Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible
Setting the Stage-- Geogrpahy of the Ancient Near East-- The Fertile Crescent-- Egypt-- Mesopotamia-- Asia Minor-Armenia-- Palestine-Syria-- Syria-Phoenicia-- Palestine-- Archeology of the Biblical World-- The Ancient Near East Prior to the Time of Abraham
Israel's theology of beginnings
Israel's patriarchs and matriarchs
The exodus and the Sinai covenant
Possessing the land
United monarchy; rise of the Davidic covenant
Divided monarchy: Zion vs. Sinai
The Prophetic word
Israel's eighth century prophets
Judah's struggle for survival
Judah's last days: from heights to depths
The exile: covenant community rediscovered
Covenant community restored
The emergence of Judaism
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