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The Hebrew Bible for beginners : a Jewish and Christian introduction
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The Hebrew Bible for beginners : a Jewish and Christian introduction

Joel S. Kaminsky

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Contents

What does "Bible" mean? How many Bibles are there?
A few basics. Hebrew ; Scrolls, language, and versions ; From scrolls to Scripture ; The Apocrypha
The Tanakh and Old Testament as sacred scripture. Traditional Jewish interpretation of the Tanakh ; The liturgical use of the Tanakh in Judaism ; Traditional Christian interpretation of the Old Testament ; The Old Testament in Christian liturgy
Modern approaches to the Bible. The historical-critical approach ; Feminist interpretation ; Ideological and sociopolitical criticism ; Holistic approaches : literary criticism ; Holistic approaches : canonical ; Concluding reflections
The Bible as "story" and "history". The Bible's historical backgrounds ; Understanding the Bible's storyline
The Torah. Introduction to the Torah ; Genesis ; Exodus ; Leviticus ; Numbers ; Deuteronomy
The Neviʼim = The Prophets. Introduction to the Prophets. Joshua ; Judges ; 1 Samuel ; 2 Samuel ; 1-2 Kings ; Isaiah ; Ezekiel ; The Book of the Twelve. Hosea ; Joel ; Amos ; Obadiah ; Jonah ; Micah ; Nahum ; Habakkuk ; Zephaniah ; Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 ; Deutero-Zechariah and Malachi
The Ketuvim = The Writings. Introduction to the Ketuvim, or, the Writings. Psalms ; Introduction to Wisdom literature ; Proverbs ; Job
The Megillot = The Five Scrolls. Song of songs ; Ruth ; Lamentations ; Qoheleth ; Esther ; Daniel ; Ezra-Nehemiah ; 1-2 Chronicles
The Apocrypha. Tobit ; Judith ; Sirach ; Wisdom of Solomon ; Concluding reflections on the Apocrypha
Epilogue. The Hebrew bible and beyond.

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The Hebrew Bible for beginners : a Jewish and Christian introduction by Joel S. Kaminsky. ISBN 9781426775635. Published by Abingdon Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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