Traditions of the Bible
Traditions of the Bible

Author: James L. KUGEL

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2009-06-30

Total Pages: 1078

ISBN-13: 0674039769

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From the creation and the tree of knowledge through the Exodus from Egypt and the journey to the promised land; James Kugel shows us how the earliest interpreters of the scriptures radically transformed the Bible.

The Israelites in History and Tradition
The Israelites in History and Tradition

Author: Niels Peter Lemche

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780664227272

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Niels Peter Lemche focuses on the way Israelites understood themselves at different points in history--before, within, and after the monarchy. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Israel's rich history. Volumes in the Library of Ancient Israel draw on multiple disciplines--such as archaeology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and literary criticism--to illuminate the everyday realities and social subtleties these ancient cultures experienced. This series employs sophisticated methods resulting in original contributions that depict the reality of the people behind the Hebrew Bible and interprets these insights for a wide variety of readers.

Old Testament Theology
Old Testament Theology

Author: E. A. Martens

Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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In Old Testament Theology Elmer Martens provides an annotated listing of the most important and helpful works in the field, carefully navigating students through the maze of existing literature.

The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition
The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition

Author: Eugen J. Pentiuc

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014-04

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 0195331230

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This book examines the receipt, transmission, and interpretation of the Old Testament in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Looking at the various ways Orthodox Christians sought to assimilate the Old Testament in the spiritual, liturgical, and doctrinal fabric of their faith community, Pentiuc pays special attention to: liturgy, iconography, monastic rules and canons, conciliar resolutions, and patristic works in Greek, Syriac and Coptic.

Studies in the Religious Tradition of the Old Testament
Studies in the Religious Tradition of the Old Testament

Author: Peter R. Ackroyd

Publisher: SCM Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13:

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These important papers by a distinguished British Old Testament theologian, many of them previously inaccessible, focus on the theme of continuity and, within that, on the development of prophecy in the Old Testament period. They include studies of 'Continuity and Discontinuity', `The Theology of Tradition', 'The Vitality of the Word of God', 'The Open Canon' and 'Original Text and Canonical Text', and on the prophets: 'Historians and Prophets', `Interpreting the Babylonian Exile', 'The Death of Hezekiah', 'A Judgment Narrative between Kings and Chronicles', and two studies of Isaiah.

On the Reliability of the Old Testament
On the Reliability of the Old Testament

Author: K. A. Kitchen

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2006-06-09

Total Pages: 685

ISBN-13: 0802803962

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Draws upon a wide range of historical sources to examine the factuality of the Old Testament, arguing that the Bible's stories are firmly based on fact and refuting evidence from modern scholars who claim otherwise.

The History of Israel's Traditions
The History of Israel's Traditions

Author: Steven L. McKenzie

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1994-11-01

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 056723035X

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In 1943, the famous Old Testament scholar, Martin Noth, published his monograph, _berlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien, in which he established the hypothesis of a Deuteronomistic History and gave his treatment of the Chronicler's History. It quickly became one of the classics in the field and is probably Noth's most enduring legacy. This book brings together essays from an international symposium of scholars celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Noth's important volume and reviewing his other contributions to Old Testament study. Part I discusses Noth's life and work (Christopher Begg), his view of the Deuteronomistic History (Antony Campbell) and the Chronicler's History (Roddy Braun), his contributions to the history of Israel (Thomas Thompson), tradition criticism (Rolf Rendtorff), and Old Testament theology (Timo Veijola), as well as reflections on Noth's impact on current and future study (David Noel Freedman, Walter Dietrich). Part II analyses the scholarship over the past fifty years on each book in the Deuteronomistic History: Deuteronomy (Thomas Romer), Joshua (Brian Peckham), Judges (Mark O'Brien), 1-2 Samuel (P. Kyle McCarter), and 1-2 Kings (Steven McKenzie).