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| Titre : | The Living World of the Old Testament : Fourth Edition |
| Auteurs : | Bernhard W. Anderson, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Mention d'édition : | 4th edition |
| Editeur : | Essex [GB] : Longman Group UK, 1988 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-582-02561-5 |
| Format : | xxi + 685 p. / illustrated |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | BW (Introduction à l'Ancien Testament) |
| Résumé : | This well-known book is a vivid and engrossing account of the life story of ancient Israel from the time of the Exodus from Egypt to the eve of the Christian era. It analyses and interprets the familiar Biblical narrative in the context of our modern knowledge of the ancient world and it adopts no denominational standpoint. Fully revised and updated to take account of the latest archaeological findings and most recent changes in biblical interpretation this book will remain a major work of scholarship. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Illustrations and Aids - Preface - Introduction: The Old Testament as the Story of a People: The sense of tradition / The story of the Bible PART I – THE CREATION OF A PEOPLE - 1. The Beginnings of Israel: The oral tradition / The prologue to the exodus / The God of Israel's ancestors / The descent into Egypt / The oppression in Egypt - 2. Liberation from Bondage : The role of Moses / The disclosure of God's name / The contest with pharaoh / The victory at the sea - 3. Covenant in the Wilderness : The covenant at Sinai C covenant and law / The mosaic faith - 4. The Promised Land: Forty years of wandering / Detour via Transjordan / The invasion of Canaan / Israel's conquest of canaan: the deuteronomistic view / Jn alternative view of the conquest in joshua and Judges / The nature of the Israelite occupation / The formation of the tribal confederacy - 5. The Formation of an All-Israelite Epic: From tradition to literature / The scope of the old epic narrative / Overview of Israel's epic narrative / The primeval history / The ancestral history / The people's history - 6. The Struggle between Faith and Culture: Temptations of Canaanite culture / Leaders in crisis / The decline of the confederacy / The last judge of Israel PART II – ISRAEL BECOMES LIKE THE NATIONS - 7. The Throne of David: A time of international favor / Israel's rustic king / David, architect of the Israelite state / Solomon in all his glory / New horizons of faith - 8. Prophetic Troublers of Israel: The background of prophecy / A historian's view of the times / The divided kingdom / One prophet against four hundred / Elijah, the tishbite / Elisha and the closing years of the omri dynasty - 9. Fallen Is the Virgin Israel: The revolution of Jehu / The age of Jeroboam II / The herdsman from Tekoa / The prophecy of Hosea / The fall of Samaria - 10. Judah's Covenant With Death: The reign of Uzziah / The book of Isaiah / Micah, a rural prophet / Isaiah's later career - 11. The Rediscovery of Mosaic Torah: Differing views of the covenant / Manasseh, the villain of Judah / New outbursts of prophecy / The deuteronomic reformation / The book of Deuteronomy / The renewal of the covenant / Inadequacies of the reform / Habakkuk's watchtower of faith / Faith and nationalism - 12. The Doom of the Nation: The suffering prophet / The book of Jeremiah / in the reign of Jehoiakim / Jeremiah's confessions / In the reign of Zedekiah / Beyond the day of doom PART III - THE COVENANT COMMUNITY IS RENEWED - 13 By the Waters of Babylon: The Jewish dispersion / Ezekiel the priest / Lamentation, mourning, and woe / The promise of a new beginning / Life under captivity / Preservation of the tradition / The priestly point of view - 14. The Dawn of a New Age: New world horizons / The poems of second Isaiah / A herald of good tidings / The creator and redeemer / A light to the nations / The servant of yahweh / Victory through suffering / The servant and the messiah / The continuing Isaiah tradition / The book of Isaiah as a whole - 15. A Kingdom of Priests: Cyrus' edict of liberation / The work of the chronicler / Zerubbabel, the branch / Reconstruction and reform / Ezra, the architect of Judaism / Nehemiah's terms as governor / The law and the prophet - 16. The Praises of Israel: The book of psalms / Israel at worship / Israel's pilgrimage festivals / Meditating on the Torah - 17. The Beginning of Wisdom: The wisdom of the East / Israel's wisdom literature / An anthology of proverbs / The skepticism of Ecclesiastes / The book of Job / From despair to faith / Later reflections on wisdom - 18. The Unfulfilled Drama: Tensions within Judaism / The Hellenistic era / The apocalypse of Daniel / The kingdom that is god's / Beyond the Old Testament / Israel's pilgrimage - Comprehensive Chronological Chart - Selected Bibliography - Author Index / Subject Index |
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