The Biblical World, Volume 2

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John Barton
Taylor & Francis, 2004 - 560 páginas
First published in 2004. The Biblical World is a comprehensive guide to the contents, historical setting and social context of the Bible. It presents the fruits of years of specialist study in accessible form and is essential reading for anyone who reads the Bible and would like to k ow more about how and why it came to be. Volume One begins with an overview of the full range of Biblical material (Old Testament, Apocrypha and New Testament), before going on to more detailed discussion of the major genres of Biblical literature- from myth and prophecy to poetry and proverbs. The contributors also consider the ways in which the texts have been transmitted, the significance of parallel and related versions and past interpretations of the Bible. Explorations of the historical background are complemented by the findings of archaeology, and discussion of matters such as language, law, administration, social life and the arts offers a fuller understanding of the social and cultural setting of ancient Israel and the early Christian churches. Major figures in the Bible - including Abraham, Jesus and Paul - are studied in detail, as are its central religious concepts, such as salvation and purity. Volume II concludes with a survey of how the Bible is studied and seen today. Written by an international collection of acknowledged experts, this monumental work will be an invaluable resource for students, academic and clergy, and for all to whom the Bible is important as a Religious or cultural document.

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THE HEBREW AND ARAMAIC LANGUAGES
3
THE GREEK LANGUAGE
25
WARFARE
33
THE ARTS Architecture music poetry psalmody
53
LAW AND ADMINISTRATION IN THE NEW TESTAMENT WORLD
75
RELIGION IN PREEXILIC ISRAEL
90
RELIGION IN ISRAEL DURING AND AFTER THE EXILE
101
JUDAISM AT THE TURN OF THE ERA
123
PAUL
256
RELIGIOUS IDEAS
283
SALVATION IN JEWISH THOUGHT
285
SALVATION IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT
315
INTERPRETATIONS OF THE IDENTITY AND ROLE OF JESUS
330
DEATH AND AFTERLIFE
355
PURITY
376
THE BIBLE TODAY
393

THE FIRST CHURCHES Social life
135
THE FIRST CHURCHES Religious practice
155
BIBLICAL FIGURES
171
ISRAELS ANCESTORS The patriarchs and matriarchs
173
MOSES
192
DAVID AND SOLOMON
206
JESUS
221
JEWISH BIBLE TRANSLATION
395
CHRISTIAN BIBLE TRANSLATION
411
MODERN BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION
425
INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES
449
INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS
493
SUBJECT INDEX
505
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John Barton is Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford, and Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous books and articles on biblical texts, and is also the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation (1998) and (with John Muddiman) of The Oxford Bible Commentary (2001).

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