TY - BOOK AU - Lohr,Joel N. AU - Kaminsky,Joel S. TI - The Hebrew Bible for Beginners: A Jewish and Christian Introduction SN - 9781426775642 AV - BS1171.3 .K39 2015 U1 - 221.6/1 PY - 2015/// CY - Nashville PB - Abingdon Press KW - Bible.-Old Testament-Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note to the Reader -- Abbreviations -- What Does "Bible" Mean? How Many Bibles Are There? -- A Few Basics -- Hebrew -- Scrolls, Language, and Versions -- From Scrolls to Scripture -- The Apocrypha -- The Tanakh and Old Testament as Sacred Scripture -- Traditional Jewish Interpretation of the Tanakh -- The Liturgical Use of the Tanakh in Judaism -- Traditional Christian Interpretation of the Old Testament -- The Old Testament in Christian Liturgy -- Conclusion -- Modern Approaches to the Bible -- The Historical-Critical Approach -- Feminist Interpretation -- Ideological and Sociopolitical Criticism -- Holistic Approaches: Literary Criticism -- Holistic Approaches: Canonical -- Concluding Reflections -- The Bible as "Story" and "History" -- The Bible's Historical Backgrounds -- Understanding the Bible's Storyline -- The Torah -- Introduction to the Torah -- Genesis -- Exodus -- Leviticus -- Numbers -- Deuteronomy -- The Nevi'im-the Prophets -- Introduction to the Prophets -- Joshua -- Judges -- 1 Samuel -- 2 Samuel -- 1-2 Kings -- Isaiah -- Jeremiah -- Ezekiel -- The Book of the Twelve -- Hosea -- Joel -- Amos -- Obadiah -- Jonah -- Micah -- Nahum -- Habakkuk -- Zephaniah -- Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 -- Deutero-Zechariah and Malachi -- The Ketuvim-the Writings -- Introduction to the Ketuvim, or the Writings -- Psalms -- Introduction to Wisdom Literature -- Proverbs -- Job -- The Megillot-the Five Scrolls -- Song of Songs -- Ruth -- Lamentations -- Qoheleth -- Esther -- Daniel -- Ezra-Nehemiah -- 1-2 Chronicles -- The Apocrypha -- The Apocrypha -- Tobit -- Judith -- Sirach -- Wisdom of Solomon -- Concluding Reflections on the Apocrypha -- Epilogue -- Epilogue: The Hebrew Bible and Beyond -- Glossary N2 - An engaging introduction showing how the Hebrew Bible forms faith, then and now UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uls/detail.action?docID=4355418 ER -