Exploring biblical backgrounds : a reader in historical and literary contexts / Derek S. Dodson, Katherine E. Smith, editors.
Contributor(s): Dodson, Derek S [editor.] | Smith, Katherine E [editor.].
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BookPublisher: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2018Description: xii, 260 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781481308540 (pbk.: alk. paper : alk. paper).Subject(s): Bible. Old Testament -- Comparative studies | Bible. Old Testament -- Extra-canonical parallels | Middle Eastern literature -- Relation to the Old TestamentAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Exploring biblical backgroundsDDC classification: 220.9/5 Summary: "An informed reading of the Bible recognizes historical distance and seeks to understand the biblical text in its historical and literary contexts. One way to reconstruct (at least partially) those contexts is to compare the biblical text with other written materials coming from generally the same time period ... This source book intends to assist undergraduate students (and the interested reader) in a comparative reading of the Bible that emphasizes its historical and literary analogs"--Preface.
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| BS1183 .B38 1992 Slaying the dragon : | BS1183 .O85 2009 The Bible among the myths : | BS1184 .D57 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE | BS1184 .E97 2018 Exploring biblical backgrounds : | BS1188 .H43 1998 The Hebrew Bible today : | BS1188.K261972 Classical evangelical essays in Old Testament interpretation. | BS1188 .R45 2002 Reading the lines : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"An informed reading of the Bible recognizes historical distance and seeks to understand the biblical text in its historical and literary contexts. One way to reconstruct (at least partially) those contexts is to compare the biblical text with other written materials coming from generally the same time period ... This source book intends to assist undergraduate students (and the interested reader) in a comparative reading of the Bible that emphasizes its historical and literary analogs"--Preface.
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