Understanding the Hebrew Bible : essays by members of the Society for Old Testament Study / edited by John Barton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barton, John, 1948- editor.

Society for Old Testament Study, associated with work.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Understanding the Hebrew Bible is intended to update scholars and students on the current state of the study of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Such a volume has appeared at roughly twenty-five-yearly intervals since the first, The People and the Book, in 1925; the most recent one, published in 2000, was Text in Context. The book, written by members of SOTS who are experts in each of the areas covered, aims to be more comprehensive than its predecessors. As well as surveying the various genres of literature in the Hebrew Bible, it also examines linguistic and literary approaches (including Bible translation), Middle Eastern history and archaeology, the cultural and aesthetic background in the ancient Near East, the reception of the text in art, music, and literature, and studies in such disciplines as psychology, cognitive science, and the social sciences, as well as reflecting on issues of ecology, post-colonialism, race, and gender as they affect our understanding of the Bible. In each area the aim is to explain the present state of the discipline rather than the personal opinions of the contributors, and also to indicate the probable direction in which Old Testament study is likely to develop"-- Oxford Academic.

A collection of original essays by members of the Society of Old Testament Studies, marking the latest in the series of volumes by SOTS members published by the Press every quarter century. This volume surveys the development of scholarly study of the Hebrew Bible since the beginning of the millennium and examines possibilities for future research.

Contents:

Introduction : studying the Hebrew Bible today / John Barton

The Pentateuch / Nathan MacDonald

The narrative books / Reinhard G. Kratz

Prophetic and apocalyptic literature / Anja Klein

Wisdom literature / John Jarick

Psalms and poems / Sue Gillingham

The Bible and early Jewish literature / Carol A. Newsom

Biblical canons / George J. Brooke

Textual criticism / James K. Aitken

Philology and linguistics / Kevin J. Cathcart

Archaeology / H. G. M. Williamson

The ancient Near Eastern context / Laura Quick

The history of Israel and Judah / C. L. Crouch

Religious practice in ancient Israel and Judah / Mark W. Scarlata

Visual cultures of the Hebrew Bible / Francesca Stavrakopoulou

Theological interpretation of scripture / Richard S. Briggs

Gender and the Hebrew Bible / Caroline Blyth

Postcolonialist readings of the Hebrew Bible / Hugh S. Pyper

Ethics in the Hebrew Bible / Eryl W. Davies

The Hebrew Bible and ecology / Hilary Marlow

The Hebrew Bible and race : a critical assessment of the textual, historical, and reception discourses in biblical studies in relation to race / Tsaurayi K. Mapfeka

The Hebrew Bible and the social sciences / Katherine E. Southwood

The Hebrew Bible and psychology / Ekaterina E. Kozlova

Cognitive science and the Hebrew Bible / Joachim Schaper

Reception of the Hebrew Bible in music, visual art, literature, theatre, and film / Deborah W. Rooke and others

Translating the Hebrew Bible / Jim West

Literary approaches to the Hebrew Bible / Paul M. Joyce.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 9, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Understanding the Hebrew Bible.

ISBN:

9780191938108

0191938106

9780192660701

0192660705

9780192660718

0192660713

OCLC:

1483663144

Publisher Number:

CIPO000188997

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license