Introduction to the Old Testament: A Liberation Perspective

Framsida
Orbis Books, 1 jan. 2001 - 384 sidor
Applying Norman Gottwald's thesis on Israel's origins, Cereski argues that Israel was formed through a process of social revolution, inspired by the memory of runaway slaves and their worship of a God whose cult mandated radical social equality and justice.
 

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The Bible in the Modern World
3
A Modern Look at Biblical Times
17
The Reestablishment of a Jewish Community in Jerusalem
21
The Historical Background of the Ancient Near East
29
The Ancestors of Israel
40
The Documentary Hypothesis
57
The Four Sources
67
The Exodus
79
PART V
179
Amos and Hosea
194
Isaiah
209
Jeremiah
224
PART VI
239
Second Isaiah Is 4055
257
The Psalms
285
Wisdom in Israel
304

Covenant
87
The Conquest of Canaan
97
Israel in the Period of the Judges
108
PART IV
121
The Philistines and Saul
137
From Chieftain to King
148
The Divided Monarchy
164
Proverbs Job Ecclesiastes Sirach
316
Daniel and the Apocalyptic Literature
331
Some Conclusions
341
Bibliography
351
General Index
374
Scripture Index
380
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