02237cam a2200337 a 4500 47799 47799 15931866 AU-EpEBC 20170413092713.0 091005s2010 enkab b 001 0 eng 2009041256 9781405184687 (hardcover : alk. paper) 140518468X (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781405184670 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405184671 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn455419934 DLC DLC YDX NEMB BS1130 .C37 2010 221.09/CAR 22 Carr, David McLain, 1961- An introduction to the Old Testament : sacred texts and imperial contexts of the Hebrew Bible / David M. Carr. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. xix, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Prologue: Orientation to multiple bibles and multiple translations -- Studying the Bible in its ancient context(s) -- The emergence of ancient Israel and its first oral traditions -- The emergence of the monarchy and royal and Zion texts -- Echoes of past empires in biblical wisdom, love poetry, law, and narrative -- Narrative and prophecy amidst the rise and fall of the Northern Kingdom -- Micah, Isaiah, and the southern prophetic encounter with Assyria -- Torah and history in the wake of the Assyrian Empire -- Prophecy in the transition from Assyrian to Babylonian domination -- Laments, history, and prophecies after the destruction of Jerusalem -- The Pentateuch and the exile -- The Torah, the Psalms, and the Persian-sponsored rebuilding of Judah -- Other texts formed in the crucible of post-exilic rebuilding -- Hellenistic empires and the formation of the Hebrew Bible. Bible. Old Testament History. Bible. Old Testament History of contemporary events. Bible. Old Testament Introductions. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc AM 0 0 ddc 0 0 5 MAIN MAIN OPEN 2017-04-13 Tabor 0 221.09 CAR 18431 2017-04-13 00:00:00 1 2017-04-13 AM