List of Figures vi
List of Maps viii
List of Boxes ix
Preface xii
Acknowledgments xiv
List of Abbreviations xvi
Overview of the Historical Period xvii
Timeline xviii
Prologue: Orientation to Multiple Bibles and Multiple Translations 1
1 Studying the Bible in Its Ancient Context(s) 15
2 The Emergence of Ancient Israel and Its First Oral Traditions 33
3 The Emergence of the Monarchy and Royal and Zion Texts 53
4 Echoes of Past Empires in Biblical Wisdom, Love Poetry, Law, and Narrative 71
5 Narrative and Prophecy amidst the Rise and Fall of the Northern Kingdom 91
6 Micah, Isaiah, and the Southern Prophetic Encounter with Assyria 115
7 Torah and History in the Wake of the Assyrian Empire 131
8 Prophecy in the Transition from Assyrian to Babylonian Domination 153
9 Laments, History, and Prophecies after the Destruction of Jerusalem 165
10 The Pentateuch and the Exile 187
11 The Torah, the Psalms, and the Persian-Sponsored Rebuilding of Judah 207
12 Other Texts Formed in the Crucible of Post-Exilic Rebuilding 229
13 Hellenistic Empires and the Formation of the Hebrew Bible 245
Glossary 264
Index 273
DAVID M. CARR is Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Professor Carr's book-length publications include From D to Q: A Study of Early Jewish Interpretations of Solomon's Dream at Gibeon (1991); Reading the Fractures of Genesis: Historical and Literary Approaches (1996); The Erotic Word: Sexuality, Spirituality and the Bible (2003); and Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature (2005).
"Meanwhile, this is a worthwhile and encouraging introduction:
inevitably technical, it is sufficiently helpful in its layout and
presentation for a student to use it on her own, without reference
to a course tutor." (New Directions, 1 March 2011)
"Carr's book is an excellent introduction to what mainstream
(non-evangelical) scholars have come to believe about ancient
Israel's literary history." (International Review of Biblical
Studies, 2010) "I recommend this book to advanced students who
already have a good grasp of the text of the Bible in their own
mother tongue translations; they will be able to apreciate the
nuanced meanings and implications of this book better; they will be
challenged to think through the details that are presented here; on
the whole they will be thankful for their leaning experience."
(Theological Book Review, 2010)
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