Hayes, Christine Elizabeth. creator text bibliography Electronic books. ctu New Haven Yale University Press [2012], ©2012 2012 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xiv, 430 pages) illustrations, maps. "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"-- Christine Hayes. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introductions RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament HISTORY / Civilization LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament BS1140.3 .H39 2012 221.6/1 REL006060 HIS039000 LIT004190 (DLC) 2012022003 0300188277 (electronic bk.) 9780300188271 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=497692 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=497692 YDXCP 121018 20200709055624.0 ocn813392415