Studying the Bible: The Tanakh and Early Christian Writings

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eiselein, Gregory, author.

Goins, Anna, author.

Wood, Naomi J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Textbooks.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] New Prairie Press 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studying the Bible: The Tanakh and Early Christian Writings is a university-level, textbook introduction to the study of the Bible, its literary forms, and historical and cultural contexts. This textbook is a companion to the Bible courses taught in the English Department at Kansas State University, in particular ENGL 470 The Bible, though it is available for use in other courses and contexts. This textbook examines the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Tanakh) and the early Christian writings of the New Testament. It is an introduction to the analysis of biblical texts, their histories, and their interpretations. The emphasis throughout this textbook is on the literary qualities of these biblical texts as well as their cultural and historical contexts.

Contents:

Section I Introduction

Chapter One The Bible and Literature

Chapter Two The Composition, Editing, and Transmission of the Bible

Section II The Hebrew Bible

Chapter Three The Torah

Chapter Four The Former Prophets

Chapter Five The Latter Prophets

Chapter Six The Writings

Chapter Seven Apocalypse

Chapter Eight The Apocrypha and Post-Exilic Literature

Section III The Early Christian Writings

Chapter Nine The Gospels

Chapter Ten The Acts of the Apostles

Chapter Eleven The Pauline Letters

Chapter Twelve The General Letters

Notes:

Description based on online resource