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ISBN 10: 0521705479
ISBN 13: 978-0521705479
Author: Bill Arnold
This volume introduces ancient Israel’s Scriptures, or the Hebrew Bible, commonly called the Old Testament. It also traces the legacy of monotheism first found in the pages of the Old Testament. Where pertinent to the message of the Old Testament, the book explores issues of history, comparative religions, and sociology, while striking a balance among these topics by focusing primarily on literary features of the text. In addition, frequent sidebar discussions introduce the reader to contemporary scholarship, especially the results of historical-critical research and archaeology. Along the way, the book explores how the Old Testament conceptualized and gave rise to monotheism, one of the most significant developments in history. • Pays unique attention to the origins of monotheism, the common heritage of Jews, Christians, and Muslims • Includes generous number of illustrations, 20 freshly created maps, and frequent sidebar discussions in each chapter, as well as concise chapter summaries and glossary of terms • Has a web component that includes study guides, flashcards, PowerPoint lecture slides and a test bank
Introduction to the Old Testament 1st Table of contents:
Chapter 1 What Is the Old Testament?
Old Testament, Tanak, or Hebrew Bible?
The Legacy of Monotheism
Atheism
Polytheism
Henotheism and Monolatry
Monotheism
Your Main Task in Reading the Old Testament
Where to Find More
Chapter 2 Word of Truth – Word of God
The Power of Words
What Is a Book?
The Old Testament Canon
Copies and Translations of the Old Testament Canon
The Word’s Influence
Where to Find More
Chapter 3 The Old Testament World
Axial Age Changes in World History
The Stage of the Old Testament Drama
The Ancient Near East
Ancient Israel
World History before and during the Old Testament Drama
Third Millennium BCE
Second Millennium BCE
First Millennium BCE
The Old Testament Story
Where to Find More
Chapter 4 The Primary History
Herodotus, Father of History?
Israelite Historiography
The Yahwistic History
The Deuteronomistic History
The Postexilic Chronistic History
The Primary History: From Creation to the Fall of Jerusalem
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
1–2 Samuel (as one book)
1–2 Kings (as one book)
Where to Find More
Chapter 5 Beginnings
The Primeval History: Genesis 1–11
The Concept of “Creation,” and the Need to Explain Origins
Ancient Near Eastern Parallels
Myth, Epic, or History? Something Else Entirely? A Question of Literary Type
Themes of the Primeval History
Where to Find More
Chapter 6 Ancestors
Fathers and Mothers of Faith
Abraham Cycle
Jacob Cycle
Joseph Story
Archaeology and the Search for What Really Happened
Life in Ancient Israel
Religion in the Ancestral Narratives
Abraham’s Faith and Abrahamic Religions
Where to Find More
Chapter 7 Torah Story
Israel’s Story
Egyptian Bondage
Deliverance from Egypt
Covenant at Mount Sinai
Tabernacle in the Wilderness
Wilderness Rebellion and Forty-Year Wanderings
What Really Happened?
The Exodus
The Covenant
The Tabernacle
Yahweh: What Kind of God?
Where to Find More
Chapter 8 Torah Instruction
Commandments, Ordinances, Statutes, Instructions, Laws, and So Forth
The Core of the Torah, and Israel’s “Ethics”
The Ten Words
Tabernacle, Sacrifice, and Priesthood in Ancient Israel’s Worship
Law “Codes,” Writing, and Monotheism
Where to Find More
Chapter 9 Torah Revisited
Speeches of Moses
Covenant Renewal and the Book’s Structure
Moses’ Sermons – the “Center of the Old Testament”
Centralization of Israelite Worship
Name Theology
Election and Mission
Retribution Theology
Love and Fear: A New Covenant Ethic
Monotheism or Monolatry?
The “Center” of the Old Testament?
The Death of Moses – the Birth of Torah
What Does “Deuteronomic” Mean? What about “Deuteronomistic”?
Where to Find More
Chapter 10 The Religion of Moses
Main Features of the Religion of Moses
Divine Revelation
Holiness
Covenant
Monotheism
Moses and Abraham
Moses and Ancient Near Eastern Precursors
Aten in Egypt
Marduk and Assur in Mesopotamia
El and Baal-Hadad in Syria-Palestine
Origins of the Religion of Moses
Legacy
Where to Find More
Chapter 11 Was There an “Ancient Israel”?
Interpreting Text and Tell – the Example of Jericho
Chronology of Ancient Israelite History
1. Ancestral Beginnings
2. Deliverance from Egypt and Covenant at Mount Sinai
3. Conquest of the Promised Land
4. Tumultuous Period of Judges Rule Prior to the Monarchy
5. United Monarchy
6. Two Kingdoms, Israel and Judah
7. Exile and Restoration
History of Israelite Religion(s)
1. Ancestral Beginnings
2. Deliverance from Egypt and Covenant at Mount Sinai (Mosaic Period)
3. Conquest and 4. Judges Rule
5. United Monarchy
6. Two Kingdoms, Israel and Judah
7. Exile and Restoration
Where to Find More
Chapter 12 Land
At Long Last, the Land! Fulfillment of the Pentateuch’s Promises
The Books Joshua and Judges
Conquest of the Land (Joshua 1–12)
Settlement of the Land (Joshua 13–24)
Governance of the Land: The Judges (Judges 1–16)
Anarchy in the Land (Judges 17–21)
Three Views of What Really Happened
1. The Conquest Theory
2. The Peaceful Infiltration Theory
3. The Peasants’ Revolt Theory
Israelite Religion in Iron Age I
The Problem with the Promise – What about the Land Today?
Where to Find More
Chapter 13 Kings
“The Scepter Shall Not Depart from Judah”
The Books of First and Second Samuel
Israel’s Need for a King (1 Samuel 1–7)
The Rise and Fall of Saul, Israel’s First King (1 Samuel 8–15)
The Rise of David (1 Samuel 16–2 Samuel 4)
The Rule of David (2 Samuel 5–20)
Appendixes to David’s Rule (2 Samuel 21–24)
What Really Happened?
From Tribes to Statehood
Evidence of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer
Jerusalem
Religious Expression in the United Monarchy
Where to Find More
Chapter 14 More Kings
The Books of First and Second Kings
The Reign of Solomon (1 Kings 1–11)
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (1 Kings 12 – 2 Kings 17)
The Kingdom of Judah Alone (2 Kings 18–25)
What Really Happened?
Religious Expression Embedded in the Account of Israel’s Monarchy
Solomon’s Speeches and Prayers at the Dedication of the Temple (1 Kings 8)
The Blame Game: Whose Fault Is It?
Where to Find More
Chapter 15 History Revisited
A New History for Postexilic Times
The Books of First and Second Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah
From Adam to David (1 Chronicles 1–9)
The United Monarchy (1 Chronicles 10 – 2 Chronicles 9)
The Davidic Dynasty (2 Chronicles 10–36)
Initial Return from Exile and the Rebuilding of the Temple (.Ezra 1–6)
Ezra Memoirs (Ezra 7–10)
Nehemiah Memoirs (.Nehemiah 1–13)
Background of the Chronistic History
Jerusalem of the District of Yehud in the Persian Empire
The Edict of King Cyrus of Persia
The Chronological Order of Ezra and Nehemiah
The “Empty Land” Question
Monotheism in the Chronistic History?
Where to Find More
Chapter 16 More Books
All the Rest, and How They Relate to the Primary and Chronistic Histories
The Characteristics and Qualities of Old Testament Poetry
Synonymous Parallelism
Antithetical Parallelism
Synthesizing Parallelism
Where to Find More
Chapter 17 Israel’s Wisdom
Wisdom Literature in the Ancient Near East
The Books of Job and Proverbs
The Book of Job
The Book of Proverbs
Revelation, Monotheism, and the Problem of Evil
Where to Find More
Chapter 18 Israel’s Hymnal
The Book of Psalms
Form Criticism and Psalm Types
Hymns or Praise Songs
Songs of Thanksgiving
Songs of Lament or Prayer
Royal Psalms
Wisdom and Instruction Psalms
Images of Yahweh/God in the Book of Psalms
Where to Find More
Chapter 19 Israel’s Prophets: The Maturing Period
What Is “Prophecy”?
Israel’s Books of Prophecy
The Books of Amos, Hosea, Micah, and Isaiah
The Book of Amos
The Book of Hosea
The Book of Micah
The Book of Isaiah
Isaiah of Jerusalem
Religious Contributions of the Eighth-Century Prophets
Where to Find More
Chapter 20 Israel’s Prophets: The Crisis and Beyond
The Books of Jeremiah, Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Ezekiel, and “Isaiah of the Exile”
The Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Obadiah
The Book of Nahum
The Book of Habakkuk
The Book of Zephaniah
The Book of Ezekiel
Isaiah of the Exile
Religious Contributions of the Prophets of the Crisis
Where to Find More
Chapter 21 Israel’s Prophets: The Restoration
The Restoration of Jerusalem and Judah (Yehud) in the Persian Period
The Books of Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Joel, and Jonah
The Book of Haggai
The Book of Zechariah
The Book of Malachi
The Book of Joel
The Book of Jonah
Use and/or Abuse of the Old Testament Prophets
Religious Contributions of the Prophets of the Restoration
Where to Find More
Chapter 22 Israel’s Apocalyptic Message
What Does “Apocalyptic” Mean?
Where Did Apocalyptic Literature Come From?
The Book of Daniel
The Narratives (Daniel 1–6)
The Visions (Daniel 7–12)
Composition of the Book
Contributions of Israel’s Apocalyptic Message
Where to Find More
Chapter 23 The Scrolls
The Megilloth, or the Five Scrolls
The Song of Songs
The Book of Ruth
The Book of Lamentations
The Book of Ecclesiastes
The Book of Esther
Contributions of the Megilloth to Old Testament Faith
Where to Find More
Chapter 24 The Old Testament Today
Anatomy of the Old Testament
Enduring Contributions of the Old Testament
Where to Find More
Glossary
Bibliography
Translations
Introductory Matters
Geography
Archaeology
History: The Ancient Near East
History: Ancient Israel
History: Everyday Life
Ancient Near Eastern Texts: Introduction
Ancient Near Eastern Texts: Translations
Methodology
Bible Dictionaries
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