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The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures is enhanced by a glossary, timelines, photos, illustrations, maps, and a four-color insert on Jerusalem in biblical times. Strategically placed boxes address issues that often puzzle readers of the Bible, provide models of interpretation of particular texts, and discuss their significance for Judaism and Christianity. Each chapter includes a preview and summary, key terms, questions for review and discussion, and suggestions for further reading.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
• Fully revised and updated throughout
• Two new introductory chapters that provide students with the context necessary to analyze the biblical texts--one on the composition of the Old Testament and one on the history and geography of the ancient Near East and how it influenced the Hebrew Bible.
• An updated Instructor's Manual and Testbank on CD and a Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/coogan featuring resources for both instructors and students
• A FREE 6-month subscription to Oxford Biblical Studies Online (www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com), edited by Michael D. Coogan, which provides students with unrivalled access to six essential Oxford Bibles; Concordances; the Oxford Bible Commentary; nearly 5,000 A-Z articles, from Abel to Zion, integrated with chapter-based scholarly works; hundreds of images and maps; and countless other internet resources.
| 1 | Creations : Genesis 1-3 | 3 |
| 2 | The formation of the Pentateuch | 21 |
| 3 | Primeval history : Genesis 4-11 | 31 |
| 4 | The promised land : geography, history, and ideology | 45 |
| 5 | The ancestors of Israel : Genesis 12-50 | 63 |
| 6 | Escape form Egypt : Exodus 1-15 | 85 |
| 7 | From Egypt to Sinai : Exodus 16-24 | 105 |
| 8 | Law and ritual : Exodus 20.22-23.33 and 25-40 | 120 |
| 9 | Ritual and holiness : Leviticus | 138 |
| 10 | In the wilderness : Numbers | 153 |
| 11 | The end of the journey to the promised land : Deuteronomy | 173 |
| 12 | Joshua and the conquest of the land of canaan : Joshua | 191 |
| 13 | The emergence of Israel in the land of canaan : Judges and Ruth | 211 |
| 14 | The establishment of the monarchy : 1 Samuel | 231 |
| 15 | The reign of David : 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1-2, and Psalm 132 | 248 |
| 16 | The reign of Solomon : 1 Kings 1-11 and Psalm 89 | 266 |
| 17 | The divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah from the late tenth to the early eighth centuries B.C.E. : 1 Kings 12-2 Kings 14 | 287 |
| 18 | The northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century B.C.E. : 2 Kings 14-17, Amos, and Hosea | 307 |
| 19 | The kingdom of Judah in the eighth and early seventh centuries B.C.E. : 2 Kings 15-20, 2 Chronicles 29-32, Isaiah 1-39, and Micah | 327 |
| 20 | Judah in the seventh century B.C.E. : the end of Assyrian domination : 2 Kings 21-23, 2 Chronicles 33-35, Zephaniah, Nahum, and the prayer of Manasseh | 349 |
| 21 | The fall of Jerusalem : 2 kings 23.31-25.30, 2 chronicles 36, Habakkuk, Jeremiah, and the letter of Jeremiah | 359 |
| 22 | After the fall : Jews in Judah and Babylon : Lamentations, Psalm 137, Obadiah, and Ezekiel | 381 |
| 23 | Return from exile : Ezra 1-2 and Isaiah 34-35 and 40-55 | 401 |
| 24 | The early restoration : Ezra 3-6, 1 Esdras, Haggai, Zechariah 1-8, and Isaiah 56-66 | 419 |
| 25 | Judah in the fifth century B.C.E. : Ezra 7-10, Nehemiah, Isaiah 24-27, Zechariah 9-14, Joel Malachi, and 2 Esdras | 430 |
| 26 | History rewritten : 1-2 Chronicles | 446 |
| 27 | The consolidation of traditions : Psalms and Proverbs | 456 |
| 28 | Dissidents and lovers : Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon | 479 |
| 29 | Encounters with the Greeks : 1-2 Maccabees, Baruch, Sirach, the wisdom of Solomon, and 4 Maccabees | 499 |
| 30 | Heroes under foreign rules : Jonah, Esther, additions to Esther, Judith, Tobit, 3 Maccabees, Daniel, and additions to Daniel | 525 |
| App | The canons of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament | 545 |
Overview
Lucidly written by leading biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan, this balanced, engaging, and up-to-date introduction to the Hebrew scriptures distills the best of current scholarship. Employing the narrative chronology of the Bible itself and the history of the ancient Near East as a framework, Coogan covers all the books of the Hebrew Bible, along with the deuterocanonical books included in the Bible used by many Christians. He treats every book of the canon with careful attention to its historical context, its ...