| Chapter I Introducing the Old Testament |
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| What Is the Bible? |
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| Divine Revelation |
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| The Nature of the Old Testament |
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| The Books of the Old Testament |
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| The Canon and Deutero-Canonical Books |
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| The Term “Old” Testament |
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| Brief Survey of the Total Picture of the Old Testament |
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| How To Use This Textbook |
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| Chapter 2 The People and Lands of the Old Testament |
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| A. The Importance of “History” and “Geography” |
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| The Study of History |
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| Organizing Ancient Times |
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| The Extent of the Ancient Near East |
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| Geography of the Near East |
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| D. Egypt |
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| “The Gift of the Nile” |
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| Two Thousand Years of History |
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| c. A Survey of the Semitic Peoples |
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| Sumer |
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| The Akkadians |
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| Babylon |
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| Assyria |
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| Syria |
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| The Philistines |
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| The Small Stales Across the Jordan |
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| D. Distant Non-Scmitic Neighbors |
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| The Hittites |
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| Persia |
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| Greece |
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| Chapter 3 Archaeology and the old Testament |
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| What Is Archaeology? |
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| The Method of Archaeology |
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| Some Major Archaeological Excavations ill Palestine |
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| Major Literary Finds in Syria |
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| Major Non-Biblical Literary Finds in Palestine |
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| The Value and Limit of Archaeology |
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| Chapter 4 Literary Tools for Old Testament Study |
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| The Bible Is a Written Document! |
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| Textual Criticism |
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| Text Traditions |
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| Versions |
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| The Bible as Literature and Story |
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| Oral Tradition |
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| Higher Criticism |
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| Source Criticism |
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| Form Criticism |
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| Tradition History |
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| Thetorical Criticism |
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| Chapter 5 The Pentateuch |
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| The Five Books of Moses |
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| Moses as Author |
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| The Source Critics and the Pentateuch |
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| Wellhausen’s History of the Four Sources |
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| The Yahwist Epic |
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| The Elohist Source |
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| The Priestly Source |
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| Form Critics and the Pentateuch |
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| Chapter 6 Genesis 1-111:The Preface to Israel's Story |
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| Genesis: The First Book of the Bible |
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| Genesis 1-11 as Preface |
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| The Priestly Creation Story (Gen 1:1-2:4) |
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| The Yahwist Creation Story (Gen 2:4-25) |
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| The Sin in the Garden (Gen 3) |
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| Cain and Abel (Gen 4) |
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| The Genealogies of Genesis 4-5 |
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| The Giants Born of Sin (Gen 6:1-4) |
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| Noah and the Flood (Gen 6-9) |
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| The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Flood |
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| The List of the World’s Nations (Gen 10) |
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| The Tower of Babel (Gen 11:1-9) |
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| The Genealogy of Abraham (Gen 11:10-32) |
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| The Final Shape of Genesis 1-11 (Summary) |
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| Is Genesis 1-11 Myth or History? |
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| Chapter 7 Genesis 12-50: The Patriarchs |
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| The Patriarchs as “National” Heroes |
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| The Setting of the Patriarchal Stories |
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| The Story of Abraham (Gen 12-25) |
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| Promise and Covenant |
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| Abraham the Faithful |
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| The Story of Isaac and Jacob (Gen 24-36) |
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| 'The Patriarchal Stories as Sagas |
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| The Story of Joseph (Gen 37-50) |
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| The Patriarchs and the “God of the Fathers” |
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| Chapter 8 The Exódus from Egypt |
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| The Exodus Event |
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| Egypt In the Period of the Exodus |
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| Pharaoh Akhenaton and Monotheism |
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| The Ainarna Letters |
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| Israel’s Time in Egypt |
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| The Book of Exodus |
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| Moses and the Struggle for Freedom (Ex 1-4) |
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| The Plagues and the Passover of the Lord (Ex 5-12) |
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| The Miracle at the Red Sea (Ex 13-15) |
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| Desert Escape (Ex 15-18) |
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| Chapter 9 The Covenant and Journey to Canaan (Exodos 19 through Numbers) |
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| The Importance of the Sinai Covenant |
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| The Nature of a “Covenant” |
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| Ancient Covenant Forms |
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| Exodus 19-24 and 32-34: The Giving of the Covenant |
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| Exodus 25-31 and 35-40: The Ark of the Covenant and Tent of Meeting |
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| The Pentateuch as Law |
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| Other Ancient Law Codes |
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| Leviticus |
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| The Book of Numbers |
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| The Murmuring in the Desert |
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| The Book of Deuteronomy |
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| Chapter 10 The Israelite Possession of Canaan: The Books of Joshua and Judges |
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| The “Historical Books” |
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| The Book of Joshua |
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| The Book of Judges |
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| Evaluating the Difference Between Joshua and Judges |
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| Joshua and the Conquest of Palestine |
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| Theories of a Peaceful Settlement or Internal Revolt |
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| “The Deuteronomic History” in Joshua and Judges |
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| The Twelve Tribes |
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| The Tribal League |
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| The Significance of the Land for Israel |
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| Chapter 11 Canaanite Religion and Culture |
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| A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey |
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| The Lure of Canaanite Religion |
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| Canaanite Nature Religion |
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| The Canaanite Gods |
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| The Religious Myth of Baal |
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| Israelite Echoes of the Myth |
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| Other Religious Practices |
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| Summary |
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| Chapter 12 “A King Like Those of Other Nalions”:The Books of Samuel and Kings |
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| A. The Books of Samuel and Kings |
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| A Changing World |
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| The Life of Samuel |
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| The Story of Saul |
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| David's Rise to Power |
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| The Dark Side of David |
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| King David’s Glory |
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| Solomon and Israel’s Age of Glory |
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| Evaluating Solomon’s Reign |
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| B. Kingship in the Ancient World |
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| Kingship Among Israel’s Neighbors |
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| Kingship in Israel |
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| Chapter 13 Daily Life in Ancient Israel |
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| Changing Patterns of Life |
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| City Life |
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| The Human Person in Israelite Thinking |
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| Sickness and Old Age |
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| Death and Afterlife |
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| Daily Work |
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| The Family in Israel |
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| Sexual Attitudes |
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| Marriage Customs |
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| Friends and Enemies |
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| Legal Justice in Early Israel |
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| Royal Justice |
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| Slavery |
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| Chapter 14 Israelite Worship and Prayer |
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| A. The Development of Israelite Worship |
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| From the Beginnings to David |
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| The Temple of Solomon |
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| Temple Worship |
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| Feast Days |
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| The Priests and Levites |
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| B. The Psalms and Israel’s Prayer |
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| The Piety of Israel |
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| The Nature of the Book of Psalms |
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| The Variety and Richness of the Psalms |
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| The Liturgical Origins of the Psalms |
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| Personal Piety and the Psalms |
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| Sickness and Tragedy in the Psalms |
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| Chapter 15 The Kingdom Split into Two |
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| Collapse ak the Death of Solomon |
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| The Books of Kings |
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| The Prophets Elijah and Elisha |
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| The Theology of the Books of Kings |
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| The Rise of Prophecy |
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| The Writing Prophets |
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| Chapter 16 The Great Prophets of the Eighth Century |
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| The Assyrian Rise to Power |
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| Israel’s Age of Prosperity |
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| Collecting and Editing the Prophets’ Words |
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| Amos: Prophet of God’s Justice |
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| Amos and the Tradition of Prophetic Language |
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| Amos and the Radical New Direction of Prophecy |
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| Hosea and the Knowledge of God |
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| The Prophet of Divine Compassion Isaiah of Jerusalem |
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| Isaiah and the Historian |
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| The Message of Isaiah |
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| Isaiah and the Royal Traditions of Jerusalem |
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| Micah of Moresheth |
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| Chapter 17 The Last Days of the Kingdom of Judah |
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| The First Half of the Seventh Century |
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| The Book of Zephaniah |
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| King Josiah’s Reform |
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| Josiah’s Political Gains |
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| The Book of Deuteronomy |
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| Deuteronomy and the Covenant |
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| The Place of Worship in the Land |
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| Who Wrote Deuteronomy? |
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| The Results of Josiah’s Reform |
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| The Prophet Nahum |
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| The Prophet Habakkuk |
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| Chapter 18 Jeremiah and the Deuteronoimic History |
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| A.Jeremiah the Prophet |
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| The background of the Book of Jeremiah |
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| The Political Situation of Jeremiah's Day |
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| Jeremiah’s Message |
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| The Temple Sermon |
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| Jeremiah’s “Confessions” |
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| The Call of the Prophet |
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| Jeremiah’s Words of Hope |
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| B.The Deuteronomisl’s History |
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| Origins |
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| The Pattern of the Deuteronomic History |
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| Conclusion |
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| Chapter 19 Prophecy During the Babylonian Exile |
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| A.Dealing with Loss |
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| On Living in Exile |
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| The First Jewish “Diaspora” |
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| B.Ezekiel the Prophet |
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| The Prophet Called in Exile (Ez 1-3) |
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| The Nature of the Book of Ezekiel |
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| Ezekiel’s Theology of Judgment |
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| The Plan of Restoration |
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| C.The “Priestly” Edition of the Pentateuch |
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| A New Interpretation of Israel's Faith |
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| The Shape of the Priestly Pentateuch |
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| The Theology of the Priestly Writers |
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| Chapter 20 Sing us a Song of Zionl |
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| A. Other Responses to the Exile |
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| The Devastation of Judah |
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| The Book of Lamentations |
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| The Prophet Obadiah |
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| Psalm 137 |
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| The Exile Nears Its End |
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| The Rise of Persia as a World Power |
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| B. Second Isaiah |
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| Who Was Second Isaiah? |
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| The Outline of the Book |
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| The Message of the Prophet |
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| The Servant Songs |
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| Chapter 21 The Struggle to Restore the Land (540-500 B.C.) |
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| Persian Political Policy |
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| Persian Religion: Zoroaster |
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| Biblical Sources for the Period after the Exile |
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| The Return Gets Underway |
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| Opposition and Difficulties |
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| The Prophet Haggai |
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| The Prophet Zechariah |
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| Second Zechariah |
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| Isaiah 56-6Ọ |
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| Changes in Prophecy in the Exile and After |
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| Chapter 22 Life in the Post-Exilic Community |
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| The Work of the Chroniclers |
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| The Books of Chronicles |
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| The Book of Ezra |
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| The Book of Nehemiah |
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| Confusion between Ezra’s and Nehemiah’s Reforms |
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| Ezra and the Beginning of the Old Testament Canon |
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| The Samaritans |
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| The Jewish Colony.at Elephantine |
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| The Book of Malachi |
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| The book of Joel |
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| The Book of Jonah |
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| Chapter 23 The Cultivation of Wisdom |
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| What Is a Wisdom Book? |
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| The International World of Wisdom |
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| The Origins of Wisdom in Israel |
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| The Way of the Wise |
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| The Book of Proverbs |
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| The Book of Job |
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| The Book of Ecclesiastes |
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| The Song of Songs (The Canticle of Canticles) |
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| Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) |
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| The Book of Wisdom |
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| The Achievement of Wisdom |
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| Chapter 24 Faith Confronting New Challenges |
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| A.Judaism in the World of the Greeks |
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| Alexander the Great |
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| Hellenistic Culture |
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| The Book of Esther |
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| The Book of Judith |
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| The Book of Ruth |
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| The Book of Tobit |
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| The Book of Baruch and Letter of Jeremiah |
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| The Jewish Struggle for Freedom (175-160 B.c.) |
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| The First Book of Maccabees |
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| The Second Book of Maccabees |
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| B.The Book of Daniel and Apocalyptic Thought |
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| The Book of Daniel |
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| The opceial Purpose of Daniel |
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| The Lasting Significance of Daniel |
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| More on Apocalyptic |
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| The Value of Apocalyptic |
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| Chapter 25 The Closing of the Gid Testament |
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| Judaism at the Dawn of the Christian Era |
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| The End of Jewish Independence and the Rule of Rome |
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| Herod the Great (40 to 4 B.C.) |
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| The Religious Movements of the First Century B.C. |
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| (A) Pharisees, (Đ) Sadducees, (C) Essenes The Dead Sea Scrolls |
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| Other Jewish Literature Outside the Bible |
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| The Talmud |
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| Hope for a Messiah |
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| Creating a Canon of Scripture |
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535 |
| The Value of the Old Testament for Christians |
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537 |
| Themes of Continuity between the New and Old Testaments |
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539 |
| Respecting the old Testament Message |
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540 |
| Chapter 26 Themes of Old Testament Theology |
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543 |
| Discovering the Central Focus of the Bible |
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543 |
| The Only God |
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544 |
| God Active in History |
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545 |
| Personal Response and Prayer |
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546 |
| Covenant and Tradition |
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547 |
| The Prophets and Justice |
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548 |
| Hope and the Future |
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| The Mystery of God’s Ways |
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551 |
| Table of Abbreviations |
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| Beading List and Study Guide |
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| Index |
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Tác giả: J. Nguyen, OP
Tác giả: Lm. Trần Phúc Nhân
Tác giả: Etienne Charpentier
Tác giả: Etienne Charpentier
Tác giả: Lm. Vinh Sơn Mai Văn Kính
