The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism: A Secular Introduction - Brossura

Vadim Jigoulov (author), Jaco Gericke (author) & Steven Leonard Jacobs (author)

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1516508432 ISBN 13: 9781516508433

Casa editrice: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2020

Riassunto

The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism: A Secular Introduction provides students with a scholarly exploration of the literature and themes of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and cognate Near Eastern materials. The text features diverse interdisciplinary and methodological points of view from secular biblical scholars, offering readers a comprehensive, thoughtful, and accessible point of entry to the study of the ancient world and the religious heritage of Judaism.

The text approaches the scriptures of ancient Judaism without religious bias or dogmatic intent. Rather, the book is designed to ignite interest in the history and literature of the ancient world and to present the latest scholarship related to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. Students are introduced to Israelite religious traditions, their unique worldviews, and offered a primer on how to read ancient texts. Later chapters examine the histories and cultures of the ancient Near East and Jewish historiography. Legal texts, prophetic texts, biblical poetry and wisdom literature, and apocalyptic writings found within the Hebrew Bible and other related texts are analyzed.

Providing students a rich and complete introduction, The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism is an ideal text for courses in biblical studies.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cognella Academic Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1516508432
• ISBN 13: 9781516508433
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 420
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile