The Oxford Handbook of the Writings of the Hebrew Bible

ISBN-13: 9780190212438 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 528 str.

Donn F. Morgan

Opis

This handbook provides an important resource for the serious study of the Writings of the Hebrew Bible. It addresses historical and literary contexts as well as its roles as scripture and canon in Judaism and Christianity. The volume provides creative presentations of the messages and import of the books and the canonical division as a whole.

Recenzje

This Oxford Handbook brings together the most recent scholarship on the Writings, making it a useful compendium for readers interested in any or all of these books. More significantly, the essayists present insightful and innovative arguments that force readers toreconsider the overall collection and its place and purpose within the biblical canon.

O autorze

Donn F. Morgan spent his career teaching Old Testament at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, a founding member of the Graduate Theological Union, in Berkeley, California. His special interests included biblical wisdom literature, the Psalms, scripture and canon, the Writings, and the post-exilic period of ancient Israel. In addition to his teaching and research, he held administrative and other positions in theological education. He is the author of six books, including Between Text & Community: The "Writings" in Canonical Interpretation.