| Título : | The hebrew bible | | Tipo de documento: | texto impreso | | Autores: | Norman K. Gottwald, Autor | | Mención de edición: | 1° | | Editorial: | Fortress Press | | Fecha de publicación: | 1987 | | Número de páginas: | 700 páginas | | Nota general: | <27050> | | Idioma : | Español | | Clasificación: | 220.442/G74/(ING) | | Resumen: | ILLUSTRATIONS xvii
ABBREVIATIONS xxi
PREFACE xxvii
PART I
THE TEXT IN ITS CONTEXTS
CHAPTER 1: ANGLES OF VISION ON THE HEBREW BIBLE
1. A Wealth of Methods in Biblical Studies 6
2 The Confessional Religious Approach to the Hebrew Bible 8
3 The Historical-Critical Approach to the Hebrew Bible 10
3.1 The Bible as a Human Creation 10
3.2 Source Criticism and Form Criticism 11
3.3 Authorship of Biblical Books 14
3.4 Biblical History and Archaeology 15
4. Interaction Between Religious and Historical-Critical
Approaches to Biblical Studies 16
4.1 Collision and Accommodation of Conflicting Methods 16
4.2 Attempts at a Synthesis: Existentialism and Biblical Theology 18
4.3 Breakdown of Consensus in Biblical Studies 19
5. Emergence of New Literary and Social Science Approaches
to the Hebrew Bible 20
5.1 Perceived Limits of Historical and Religious Approaches 20
5.2 Newer Literary Methods 22
5.3. Social Reconstruction of Early Israel 26
5.4 Common Ground in New Literary Criticism and Social Scientific Criticism 29
6. Creative Ferment in Contemporary Biblical Studies 31
6.1 A Common-sense Assessment of Options 31
6.2 A Preview of Biblical Studies to Come 33
CHAPTER 2: THE WORLD OF THE HEBREW BIBLE 35
7. Physical and Economic Geography 36
7.1 The Ancient Near East 36
7.2 Palestine 40
7.3 Subregions Important to Biblical Israel 44
8. Archaeology: Material and Written Remains 49
9. Political, Cultural, and Social History of the Ancient 64
CHAPTER 3: THE LITERARY HISTORY OF THE HEBREW BIBLE
10. Relation of the Hebrew Bible to Other Bodies of Literature 80
10.1 Independent National Literatures: The Ancient
Near Eastern Texts 80
10.2 Jewish and Christian Literatures Dependent on the Hebrew Bible 81
11. How the Hebrew Bible Came to Be 11
11.1 Formation of the Separate Literary 93
11.2 Final Formation of the Hebrew Bible 102
11.3 Preservation and Transmission of the Hebrew Bible 102
12. Translations of the Hebrew Bible 121
12.1 Ancient Versions 121
12.2 English Versions and Translations 124
PART II
INTERTRIBAL CONFEDERACY: ISRAEL'S REVOLUTIONARY BEGINNINGS
PROLOGUE: ON THE SOURCES FOR ISRAEL's PRE MONARCHIC 135
13 The Great Traditionists of Ancient Israel 137
13.1 The Yahwist (J) 137
13.2 The Elohist (E) 137
13.3 The Deuteronomistic History (DH) 137
13.4 The Priestly Writer (P) 139
13.5 The Redaction of JEP 140
13.6 The Common Source of Yahwist and Elohist (G) 141
14. The Bearing of the Literary Traditions on the Early History of Israel 141
14.1 Nongovernmental and Oral Origins of the Traditions 142
14.2 United Tribal Israel as the Subject of the Traditions 143
14.3 Expansion and Elaboration of the History-like Themes of the Traditions 144
14.4 Summary and Methodological Implications 146
CHAPTER 4: TRADITIONS ABOUT THE FATHERS AND MOTHERS OF ISRAEL
15. The Shape of the Traditions in Genesis 12-50 150
15.1 Distribution of the Tradition Units in J, E, and P 150
15.2 Analysis of the Tradition Units by Literary Genres 150
15.3 Composite Unity of the Traditions 154
15.4 Individual Family Traditions or Tribal Group Traditions? 161
16. Sociohistoric Horizons of the Ancestor Tradition 163
16.1 Chronology and Archaeology 164
16.2 Political and Geographical Data 167
16.3 Customs and Laws 170
16.4 Social Struggles in the Ancestor Traditions 172
CHAPTER 5: TRADITIONS ABOUT MOSES: EXODUS, COVENANT, AND LAWGIVING 179
17. The Shape of the Traditions in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers 180
17.1 Distribution of the Tradition Units by Sources and Literary Genres 180
17.2 Complex Editing of the Moses Traditions 181
18. Historical-Critical Approaches to the Moses Traditions 190
18.1 The Egyptian Context 190
18.2 Moses: Formative Influences and Leadership Roles 193
18.3 Unity of Action in Exodus and Wandering 197
19. Religion of Moses and the Exodus-Wilderness Israelites 201
19.1 Covenant 202
19.2 Covenant Stipulations: "Laws" 207
19.3 The Divine Name 211
19.4 Cultic Rites and Objects 213
20. Newer Literary Approaches to the Moses Traditions 217
20.1 Folk Tale Plot-motifs and Traditional Episodes 217
20.2 Biblical "Comedy 220
20.3 Structural Narrative Programs and Isotopies 221
20.4 Concluding Assessment 222
21. Sociohistoric Horizons of the Moses Traditions 223
21.1 The Moses Group as a Pre-Israelite Entity 223
21.2 Socioreligious Strategies Connecting the Moses Group and Later Israel 224
CHAPTER 6: TRADITIONS ABOUT INTERTRIBAL ISRAEL'S RISE
TO POWER IN CANAAN 229
22. The Shape of the Traditions in Joshua and Judges 230
22.1 Contents and Literary Genres 230
22.2 Joshua Judges and the Deuteronomistic 240
22.3 Pre-Deuteronomistic Sources in Joshua Judges 247
23. Newer Literary Approaches to Joshua and Judges 252
23.1 New Literary Studies of Deborah and Samson Traditions 252
23.2 Structuralist Studies 255
24. Sociohistorical Horizons of Joshua and Judges 261
24.1 Hypotheses About Israel's Rise to Power 261
24.2 Hypotheses About Israel's Tribal Social 276
PART III
MONARCHY: ISRAEL'S COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY ESTABLISHMENT
PROLOGUE: ON THE SOURCES FOR ISRAEL's MONARCHY HISTORY 293
25. Chronology of the Divided Kingdoms 294
26. DH as a Source for Monarchic History 296
27. Archaeology as a Source for Monarchic History 302
28. Forms and Settings of Prophetic Speech 304
CHAPTER 7: TRADITIONS ABOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM 309
29. The Shape of the Traditions in 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 Kings 1-11 310
29.1 Source Statistics 310
29.2 Older Literary Critical Studies 312
29.3 Newer Literary Critical Studies 314
29.4 Implications of Literary Analysis for Historical Use of the Sources 318
30. The Rise and Triumph of Monarchy in Israel 319
30.1 External and Internal Factors 319
30.2 Saul 329
30.3 David 320
30.4 Solomon 321
30.5 Major Enduring Structural Effects of the Monarchy 323
31. Literary Culture, Religious Cult, and Ideology 325
31.1 The Yahwist (J) 325
31.2 Psalms and Wisdom 334
31.3 David and Zion Traditions 335
CHAPTER 8: TRADITIONS ABOUT THE NORTHERN KINGDOM 337
32. The Shape of the Traditions in 1 Kings 12-2 Kings 17 338
32.1 Source Statistics 338
32.2 Prophetic Narratives 338
32.3 Other Sources Prophetic Books and the Elohist 342
33. History of the Northern Kingdom and Its Relations with
Judah (931-722 в с. в.) 342
33.1 The Schism (931 B.C.E.) 342
33.2 Jeroboam and Baasha Dynasties (931-884 B.C.E.) 343
33.3 Omri Dynasty (880-841 B.C.E.) 344
33.4 Jehu Dynasty (841-752 B.C.E.) 344
33. Collapse of the Northern Kingdom (752-722 B.C.E.) 346
33.6 Patterns of Development in the Two Kingdoms 346
34 Literary Culture, Religion, and Prophetic Critique 348
34.1 The Elohist (E) 348
34.2 Elijah and Elisha 351
34.3 Amos 353
34.4 Hosea 358
CHAPTER 9: TRADITIONS ABOUT THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM 365
35. The Shape of the Traditions in 2 Kings 18-25 366
35.1 Source Statistics 366
35.2 The Spectrum of Sources 366
36. History of the Southern Kingdom (722-586) 368
36.1 Ahaz and Hezekiah (722-686 B.C.E.) 368
36.2 Manasseh (687/686-643/642 B.C.E.) 370
36.3 Josiah (641/640-609 B.C.E.) 370
36.4 Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah (609–586 B.C.E.) 372
36.5 The End of Israelite Efforts at Political Independence 372
37. Literary Culture, Religion, and Prophetic Critique 374
37.1 Micah 374
37.2 Isaiah of Jerusalem 377
37.3 Deuteronomy 387
37.4 Prophets of the International Power Shift 390
37.5 Jeremiah 395
PART IV
HOME RULE UNDER GREAT EMPIRES: ISRAEL'S COLONIAL RECOVERY
PROLOGUE: ON THE SOURCES FOR ISRAEL'S COLONIAL HISTORY IN
DISPERSION AND RESTORATION 409
38. Demarcation of the Historical Period 410
39. Biblical and Extra Biblical Sources 410
40. Decline of Late Biblical Historiography 413
41. Organizing the Presentation of Late Biblical Literature 415
CHAPTER 10: SOCIOHISTORICAL HORIZONS OF COLONIAL ISRAEL 419
42. From Independent Israelites to Colonized Jews 420
43. Jewish Response to Neo-Babylonian Dominion (586-539 B.C.E.) 423
43.1 The Continuing Community in Palestine 423
43.2 The Communities in Dispersion 425
44. Jewish Response to Persian Dominion (539-332 B.C.E.) 428
44.1 Mission of Sheshbazzar in 538 B.C.E. 430
44.2 Mission of Zerubbabel and Joshua in 520 B.C.E. 430
44.3 Mission of Nehemiah in 445-430 432
44.4 Mission of Ezra in 458 B.C.E or Later 434
44.5 Developments Among Dispersion Jews 438
45. Jewish Response to Macedonian and Ptolemaic Dominions (332-198 в.с.Е.) 439
45.1 Impact of Alexander: The Meeting of Hellenism and Judaism 439
45.2 Egyptian Hellenism Controls Palestine 441
46. Jewish Response to Seleucid Dominion: The Maccabees (198-140 B.C.E.) 443
46.1 Syrian Hellenism Controls Palestine 443
46.2 Enforced Hellenism and Civil War 444
46.3 The Move from Religious Independence to Political Independence 445
47. A Jewish State Rises and Falls: The Hasmoneans (140-63 B.C.E.) 447
47.1 Triumph and Hellenization of the Jewish State 447
47.2 Factions and Parties in Hasmonean State and Society 449
CHAPTER 11: TRADITIONS OF COLONIAL ISRAEL: COMPLETING
THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS 457
48. Hermeneutical Politics: The Interplay of Law and Prophets 458
48.1 Traditions of Law and Prophecy Develop in Dialogue 458
48.2 A Consensus Canon Elevates Law Tempered by Prophecy 460
48.3 An Expanded Canon Incorporates Prophecy Accommodated to Law 464
49. Rounding Out the Law: The Priestly Writer (P) 469
49.1 Vocabulary, Style, and Structure 469
49.2 Everything in Its Place: A Stable Cult in a Stable Cosmos 473
49.3 Antecedents of P as the Charter of Postexilic Judaism 478
49.4 P as the Framework for the Law 480
50. Rounding Out the Prophets 482
50.1 Ezekiel 482
50.2 Isaiah of the Exile (Deutero-Isaiah) 492
50.3 Prophets of the Rebuilt Temple 502
50.4 Prophets of Conflicted 506
CHAPTER 12: TRADITIONS OF COLONIAL ISRAEL: THE WRITINGS 513
51. Late Historical Works: 1 and 2 Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah 514
51.1 Relation Between 1 and 2 Chronicles and Ezra Nehemiah 514
51.2 Restored Jerusalem as True Successor to David's Kingdom 517
51.3 Redactional Disorder in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah 520
52. Songs 522
52.1 What Is Biblical Poetry? 522
52.2 Psalms 525
52.3 Lamentations 541
52.4 Song of Songs 546
53. Short Stories 551
53.1 The Biblical Short Story: A New Literary Genre? 551
53.2 Ruth 554
53.3 Jonah 558
53.4 Esther 561
54. Wisdom Writings 563
54.1 What Is Wisdom? 563
54.2 Proverbs 571
54.3 Job 575
54.4 Ecclesiastes 579
55. Apocalyptic Writings 582
55.1 What Is Apocalyptic? 582
55.1.a Literary Genre and Mind-set 583
55.1.b Sociohistorical Horizons of Apocalyptic 585
55.2 Daniel 590
CONCLUSION:
THE INTERPLAY OF TEXT, CONCEPT, AND SETTING IN THE HEBREW BIBLE 595
BIBLIOGRAPHY 611
A. Books and Articles Arranged by Divisions of the Text 611
B. Commentaries on Biblical Books 667
INDEX 677
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The hebrew bible [texto impreso] / Norman K. Gottwald, Autor . - 1° . - [S.l.] : Fortress Press, 1987 . - 700 páginas. <27050> Idioma : Español | Clasificación: | 220.442/G74/(ING) | | Resumen: | ILLUSTRATIONS xvii
ABBREVIATIONS xxi
PREFACE xxvii
PART I
THE TEXT IN ITS CONTEXTS
CHAPTER 1: ANGLES OF VISION ON THE HEBREW BIBLE
1. A Wealth of Methods in Biblical Studies 6
2 The Confessional Religious Approach to the Hebrew Bible 8
3 The Historical-Critical Approach to the Hebrew Bible 10
3.1 The Bible as a Human Creation 10
3.2 Source Criticism and Form Criticism 11
3.3 Authorship of Biblical Books 14
3.4 Biblical History and Archaeology 15
4. Interaction Between Religious and Historical-Critical
Approaches to Biblical Studies 16
4.1 Collision and Accommodation of Conflicting Methods 16
4.2 Attempts at a Synthesis: Existentialism and Biblical Theology 18
4.3 Breakdown of Consensus in Biblical Studies 19
5. Emergence of New Literary and Social Science Approaches
to the Hebrew Bible 20
5.1 Perceived Limits of Historical and Religious Approaches 20
5.2 Newer Literary Methods 22
5.3. Social Reconstruction of Early Israel 26
5.4 Common Ground in New Literary Criticism and Social Scientific Criticism 29
6. Creative Ferment in Contemporary Biblical Studies 31
6.1 A Common-sense Assessment of Options 31
6.2 A Preview of Biblical Studies to Come 33
CHAPTER 2: THE WORLD OF THE HEBREW BIBLE 35
7. Physical and Economic Geography 36
7.1 The Ancient Near East 36
7.2 Palestine 40
7.3 Subregions Important to Biblical Israel 44
8. Archaeology: Material and Written Remains 49
9. Political, Cultural, and Social History of the Ancient 64
CHAPTER 3: THE LITERARY HISTORY OF THE HEBREW BIBLE
10. Relation of the Hebrew Bible to Other Bodies of Literature 80
10.1 Independent National Literatures: The Ancient
Near Eastern Texts 80
10.2 Jewish and Christian Literatures Dependent on the Hebrew Bible 81
11. How the Hebrew Bible Came to Be 11
11.1 Formation of the Separate Literary 93
11.2 Final Formation of the Hebrew Bible 102
11.3 Preservation and Transmission of the Hebrew Bible 102
12. Translations of the Hebrew Bible 121
12.1 Ancient Versions 121
12.2 English Versions and Translations 124
PART II
INTERTRIBAL CONFEDERACY: ISRAEL'S REVOLUTIONARY BEGINNINGS
PROLOGUE: ON THE SOURCES FOR ISRAEL's PRE MONARCHIC 135
13 The Great Traditionists of Ancient Israel 137
13.1 The Yahwist (J) 137
13.2 The Elohist (E) 137
13.3 The Deuteronomistic History (DH) 137
13.4 The Priestly Writer (P) 139
13.5 The Redaction of JEP 140
13.6 The Common Source of Yahwist and Elohist (G) 141
14. The Bearing of the Literary Traditions on the Early History of Israel 141
14.1 Nongovernmental and Oral Origins of the Traditions 142
14.2 United Tribal Israel as the Subject of the Traditions 143
14.3 Expansion and Elaboration of the History-like Themes of the Traditions 144
14.4 Summary and Methodological Implications 146
CHAPTER 4: TRADITIONS ABOUT THE FATHERS AND MOTHERS OF ISRAEL
15. The Shape of the Traditions in Genesis 12-50 150
15.1 Distribution of the Tradition Units in J, E, and P 150
15.2 Analysis of the Tradition Units by Literary Genres 150
15.3 Composite Unity of the Traditions 154
15.4 Individual Family Traditions or Tribal Group Traditions? 161
16. Sociohistoric Horizons of the Ancestor Tradition 163
16.1 Chronology and Archaeology 164
16.2 Political and Geographical Data 167
16.3 Customs and Laws 170
16.4 Social Struggles in the Ancestor Traditions 172
CHAPTER 5: TRADITIONS ABOUT MOSES: EXODUS, COVENANT, AND LAWGIVING 179
17. The Shape of the Traditions in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers 180
17.1 Distribution of the Tradition Units by Sources and Literary Genres 180
17.2 Complex Editing of the Moses Traditions 181
18. Historical-Critical Approaches to the Moses Traditions 190
18.1 The Egyptian Context 190
18.2 Moses: Formative Influences and Leadership Roles 193
18.3 Unity of Action in Exodus and Wandering 197
19. Religion of Moses and the Exodus-Wilderness Israelites 201
19.1 Covenant 202
19.2 Covenant Stipulations: "Laws" 207
19.3 The Divine Name 211
19.4 Cultic Rites and Objects 213
20. Newer Literary Approaches to the Moses Traditions 217
20.1 Folk Tale Plot-motifs and Traditional Episodes 217
20.2 Biblical "Comedy 220
20.3 Structural Narrative Programs and Isotopies 221
20.4 Concluding Assessment 222
21. Sociohistoric Horizons of the Moses Traditions 223
21.1 The Moses Group as a Pre-Israelite Entity 223
21.2 Socioreligious Strategies Connecting the Moses Group and Later Israel 224
CHAPTER 6: TRADITIONS ABOUT INTERTRIBAL ISRAEL'S RISE
TO POWER IN CANAAN 229
22. The Shape of the Traditions in Joshua and Judges 230
22.1 Contents and Literary Genres 230
22.2 Joshua Judges and the Deuteronomistic 240
22.3 Pre-Deuteronomistic Sources in Joshua Judges 247
23. Newer Literary Approaches to Joshua and Judges 252
23.1 New Literary Studies of Deborah and Samson Traditions 252
23.2 Structuralist Studies 255
24. Sociohistorical Horizons of Joshua and Judges 261
24.1 Hypotheses About Israel's Rise to Power 261
24.2 Hypotheses About Israel's Tribal Social 276
PART III
MONARCHY: ISRAEL'S COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY ESTABLISHMENT
PROLOGUE: ON THE SOURCES FOR ISRAEL's MONARCHY HISTORY 293
25. Chronology of the Divided Kingdoms 294
26. DH as a Source for Monarchic History 296
27. Archaeology as a Source for Monarchic History 302
28. Forms and Settings of Prophetic Speech 304
CHAPTER 7: TRADITIONS ABOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM 309
29. The Shape of the Traditions in 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 Kings 1-11 310
29.1 Source Statistics 310
29.2 Older Literary Critical Studies 312
29.3 Newer Literary Critical Studies 314
29.4 Implications of Literary Analysis for Historical Use of the Sources 318
30. The Rise and Triumph of Monarchy in Israel 319
30.1 External and Internal Factors 319
30.2 Saul 329
30.3 David 320
30.4 Solomon 321
30.5 Major Enduring Structural Effects of the Monarchy 323
31. Literary Culture, Religious Cult, and Ideology 325
31.1 The Yahwist (J) 325
31.2 Psalms and Wisdom 334
31.3 David and Zion Traditions 335
CHAPTER 8: TRADITIONS ABOUT THE NORTHERN KINGDOM 337
32. The Shape of the Traditions in 1 Kings 12-2 Kings 17 338
32.1 Source Statistics 338
32.2 Prophetic Narratives 338
32.3 Other Sources Prophetic Books and the Elohist 342
33. History of the Northern Kingdom and Its Relations with
Judah (931-722 в с. в.) 342
33.1 The Schism (931 B.C.E.) 342
33.2 Jeroboam and Baasha Dynasties (931-884 B.C.E.) 343
33.3 Omri Dynasty (880-841 B.C.E.) 344
33.4 Jehu Dynasty (841-752 B.C.E.) 344
33. Collapse of the Northern Kingdom (752-722 B.C.E.) 346
33.6 Patterns of Development in the Two Kingdoms 346
34 Literary Culture, Religion, and Prophetic Critique 348
34.1 The Elohist (E) 348
34.2 Elijah and Elisha 351
34.3 Amos 353
34.4 Hosea 358
CHAPTER 9: TRADITIONS ABOUT THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM 365
35. The Shape of the Traditions in 2 Kings 18-25 366
35.1 Source Statistics 366
35.2 The Spectrum of Sources 366
36. History of the Southern Kingdom (722-586) 368
36.1 Ahaz and Hezekiah (722-686 B.C.E.) 368
36.2 Manasseh (687/686-643/642 B.C.E.) 370
36.3 Josiah (641/640-609 B.C.E.) 370
36.4 Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah (609–586 B.C.E.) 372
36.5 The End of Israelite Efforts at Political Independence 372
37. Literary Culture, Religion, and Prophetic Critique 374
37.1 Micah 374
37.2 Isaiah of Jerusalem 377
37.3 Deuteronomy 387
37.4 Prophets of the International Power Shift 390
37.5 Jeremiah 395
PART IV
HOME RULE UNDER GREAT EMPIRES: ISRAEL'S COLONIAL RECOVERY
PROLOGUE: ON THE SOURCES FOR ISRAEL'S COLONIAL HISTORY IN
DISPERSION AND RESTORATION 409
38. Demarcation of the Historical Period 410
39. Biblical and Extra Biblical Sources 410
40. Decline of Late Biblical Historiography 413
41. Organizing the Presentation of Late Biblical Literature 415
CHAPTER 10: SOCIOHISTORICAL HORIZONS OF COLONIAL ISRAEL 419
42. From Independent Israelites to Colonized Jews 420
43. Jewish Response to Neo-Babylonian Dominion (586-539 B.C.E.) 423
43.1 The Continuing Community in Palestine 423
43.2 The Communities in Dispersion 425
44. Jewish Response to Persian Dominion (539-332 B.C.E.) 428
44.1 Mission of Sheshbazzar in 538 B.C.E. 430
44.2 Mission of Zerubbabel and Joshua in 520 B.C.E. 430
44.3 Mission of Nehemiah in 445-430 432
44.4 Mission of Ezra in 458 B.C.E or Later 434
44.5 Developments Among Dispersion Jews 438
45. Jewish Response to Macedonian and Ptolemaic Dominions (332-198 в.с.Е.) 439
45.1 Impact of Alexander: The Meeting of Hellenism and Judaism 439
45.2 Egyptian Hellenism Controls Palestine 441
46. Jewish Response to Seleucid Dominion: The Maccabees (198-140 B.C.E.) 443
46.1 Syrian Hellenism Controls Palestine 443
46.2 Enforced Hellenism and Civil War 444
46.3 The Move from Religious Independence to Political Independence 445
47. A Jewish State Rises and Falls: The Hasmoneans (140-63 B.C.E.) 447
47.1 Triumph and Hellenization of the Jewish State 447
47.2 Factions and Parties in Hasmonean State and Society 449
CHAPTER 11: TRADITIONS OF COLONIAL ISRAEL: COMPLETING
THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS 457
48. Hermeneutical Politics: The Interplay of Law and Prophets 458
48.1 Traditions of Law and Prophecy Develop in Dialogue 458
48.2 A Consensus Canon Elevates Law Tempered by Prophecy 460
48.3 An Expanded Canon Incorporates Prophecy Accommodated to Law 464
49. Rounding Out the Law: The Priestly Writer (P) 469
49.1 Vocabulary, Style, and Structure 469
49.2 Everything in Its Place: A Stable Cult in a Stable Cosmos 473
49.3 Antecedents of P as the Charter of Postexilic Judaism 478
49.4 P as the Framework for the Law 480
50. Rounding Out the Prophets 482
50.1 Ezekiel 482
50.2 Isaiah of the Exile (Deutero-Isaiah) 492
50.3 Prophets of the Rebuilt Temple 502
50.4 Prophets of Conflicted 506
CHAPTER 12: TRADITIONS OF COLONIAL ISRAEL: THE WRITINGS 513
51. Late Historical Works: 1 and 2 Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah 514
51.1 Relation Between 1 and 2 Chronicles and Ezra Nehemiah 514
51.2 Restored Jerusalem as True Successor to David's Kingdom 517
51.3 Redactional Disorder in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah 520
52. Songs 522
52.1 What Is Biblical Poetry? 522
52.2 Psalms 525
52.3 Lamentations 541
52.4 Song of Songs 546
53. Short Stories 551
53.1 The Biblical Short Story: A New Literary Genre? 551
53.2 Ruth 554
53.3 Jonah 558
53.4 Esther 561
54. Wisdom Writings 563
54.1 What Is Wisdom? 563
54.2 Proverbs 571
54.3 Job 575
54.4 Ecclesiastes 579
55. Apocalyptic Writings 582
55.1 What Is Apocalyptic? 582
55.1.a Literary Genre and Mind-set 583
55.1.b Sociohistorical Horizons of Apocalyptic 585
55.2 Daniel 590
CONCLUSION:
THE INTERPLAY OF TEXT, CONCEPT, AND SETTING IN THE HEBREW BIBLE 595
BIBLIOGRAPHY 611
A. Books and Articles Arranged by Divisions of the Text 611
B. Commentaries on Biblical Books 667
INDEX 677
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