02879cam a2200505Mi 4500 ocn813392415 OCoLC 20200709055624.0 m d cr |n| 121018t20122012ctuab ob 001 0 eng d YDXCP YDXCP N$T 0300188277 (electronic bk.) 9780300188271 (electronic bk.) 9780300181791 (pbk.) 0300181795 (pbk.) (OCoLC)813392415 497692 (N$T) BS1140.3 .H39 2012 REL 006090 bisacsh 221.6/1 23 REL006060 HIS039000 LIT004190 bisacsh N$TA Hayes, Christine Elizabeth. Introduction to the Bible [electronic resource] / Christine Hayes. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2012], ©2012 1 online resource (xiv, 430 pages) illustrations, maps. The open Yale courses series "This book examines the small library of 24 books common to all Jewish and Christian Bibles--books that preserve the efforts of diverse writers over a span of many centuries to make sense of their personal experiences and those of their people, the ancient Israelites. Professor Christine Hayes guides her readers through the complexities of this polyphonous literature that has served as a foundational pillar of Western civilization, underscoring the variety and even disparities among the voices that speak in the biblical texts.Biblical authors wrote in many contexts and responded to a sweeping range of crises and questions concerning issues that were political, economic, historical, cultural, philosophical, religious, and moral. In probing chapters devoted to each of the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, Hayes reconstructs the meanings and messages of each book and encourages a deeper appreciation of the historical and cultural settings of ancient biblical literature"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Bible. O.T. Introductions. RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament. bisacsh HISTORY / Civilization. bisacsh LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical. bisacsh RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: 9780300181791 0300181795 (DLC) 2012022003 Open Yale courses series. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=497692 YBP Library Services YANK 9812259 EBSCOhost EBSC 497692 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51839 51839