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The Old Testament : a literary history / Konrad Schmid ; translated by Linda M. Maloney.
Van Pelt Library BS1174.3 .S3613 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schmid, Konrad, 1965-
- Standardized Title:
- Literaturgeschichte des Alten Testaments. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Old Testament.
- Bible. Old Testament--History.
- Bible as literature.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 321 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- Renowned Hebrew Bible scholar Konrad Schmid here provides a comprehensive discussion of the task, history, and conditions of the history of Old Testament literature. He carefully considers the dynamics of language, orality, literacy, and the range of social and political conditions that shaped Israels writing at each period of the peoples history and explores the significance of the transformation of various writings into Scripture and a biblical canon.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780800697754
- 0800697758
- OCLC:
- 738360485
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