Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture
Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture

Author: Brevard S. Childs

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 700

ISBN-13: 9780800605322

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This Introduction attempts to offer a different model for the discipline from that currently represented. It seeks to describe the form and function of the Hebrew Bible in its role as sacred scripture for Israel. It argues the case that the biblical literature has not been correctly understood or interpreted because its role as religious literature has not been correctly assessed.

"Let the Wise Listen and add to Their Learning" (Prov 1:5)

Author: Constanza Cordoni

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2016-06-20

Total Pages: 896

ISBN-13: 3110435284

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This Festschrift honours Günter Stemberger on the occasion of his 75th birthday on 7 December 2015 and contains 41 articles from colleagues and students. The studies focus on a variety of subjects pertaining to the history, religion and culture of Judaism – and, to a lesser extent, of Christianity – from late antiquity and the Middle Ages to the modern era.

Libraries, Translations, and 'Canonic' Texts
Libraries, Translations, and 'Canonic' Texts

Author: Giuseppe Veltri

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2006-03-01

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9047409019

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The book deals with the process of canonization of the Greek Torah; the use and abuse of the translation(s) of Aquila in Patristic and Rabbinic literature and the substitution of Aquila by Onkelos in Babylonian academies.