Scripture in Context

344 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book includes historical and literary studies arising from a seminar on Biblical History in the Near Eastern Setting sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The seminar director, William W. Hallo of Yale University, has contributed the introductory essay on the comparative method. Other essays address biblical topics in the patriarchal narratives, prophetic literature, historical literature, and apocalyptic. The topics are investigated against the background of Near Eastern itineraries, chronicles, mythological texts, prophecies, and other relevant contextual literature.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Religiöse Aspekte Kritik und Exegese heiliger Texte
• ISBN: 9780915138432
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.1980
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Pickwick Publications
• Herausgegeben von: John B. White, William W. Hallo, Carl D. Evans