Understanding the Hebrew Bible: A Guide for the Perplexed is written clearly and jargon-free and provides an orientation to the vast compendium of biblical materials by explaining the different kinds of writing found in the Bible, including storytelling, law, history, prophecy, wisdom and poetry. Each section is informed by current biblical scholarship, but presented in a manner accessible to a general audience. Unlike other introductions that focus entirely on biblical history and its historical context, this book surveys ...
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Understanding the Hebrew Bible: A Guide for the Perplexed is written clearly and jargon-free and provides an orientation to the vast compendium of biblical materials by explaining the different kinds of writing found in the Bible, including storytelling, law, history, prophecy, wisdom and poetry. Each section is informed by current biblical scholarship, but presented in a manner accessible to a general audience. Unlike other introductions that focus entirely on biblical history and its historical context, this book surveys the full range of biblical writing. A preface establishes a conceptual model for understanding the Bible, and explorers the differences between the traditional Jewish and Christian readings of this Scripture. Readers will discover in this book a concise, useful companion to the Book of Books.
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Rabin provides an overview at biblical study and scholarship, looking at the biblical texts (Old Testament or Tanakh) and asking the questions posed by a careful reader. Then he reviews scholarly responses to those questions, and widens his scope to theories about authorship of different sections of the text, and how they reflect the religious (and political) situations at the time they were written. Rabin also is clear about his own opinions and his own rationale.
Just what I was looking for! I've heard bits and pieces of these theories, but he brings all the pieces together for me.
