The Blackwell Companion To The Hebrew Bible

• Explores the history, archaeology, theology, sociology, and ancient Near Eastern context of the Hebrew Bible
• Addresses questions of methodology, interpretation, and the academic study of the Old Testament
• Features a useful introduction that provides an overview of the discipline, and a guide to the interconnections between individual articles
• Offers an ideal tool for students, not just for use on one course, but over several years of study

Preface: The Hebrew Bible in Current Research.

Part I: The Hebrew Bible in Modern Study.

1. Preparatory Issues in Approaching Biblical Texts: Antony F. Campbell, SJ.

2. Methods of Modern Literary Criticism: David Jobling.

3. Social Scientific Approaches: Charles E. Carter.

Part II: Israelite and Early Jewish History.

4. Early Israel and the Rise of the Israelite Monarchy: Carol Meyers.

5. The History of Israel in the Monarchic Period: Leslie J. Hoppe.

6. Exile, Restoration, and Colony: Judah in the Persian Empire: Robert P. Carroll Part III: Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Early Judaism.

7. Archaeology and the History of Israel: William G. Dever.

8. Biblical and Syro-Palestinian Archaeology: William G. Dever.

Part IV: The Religious and Social World of Ancient Israel and Early Judaism.

9. Canaan: Dennis Pardee.

10. The Household in Ancient Israel and Early Judaism: Joseph Blenkinsopp.

11. Archaeology, the Israelite Monarchy, and the Solomonic Temple: William G. Dever.

12. Schools and Literacy in Ancient Israel and Early Judaism: André Lemaire.

Part V: Old Testament Theology.

13. Modern Approaches to Old Testament Theology: Henning Graf Reventlow.

14. Symmetry and Extremity in the Images of YHWH: Walter Brueggemann.

15. Theological Anthropology in the Hebrew Bible: Phyllis A. Bird.

16. The Community of God in the Hebrew Bible: R. E. Clements.

17. Old Testament Ethics: Bruce C. Birch.

Part VI: The Torah.

18. Creation and Redemption in the Torah: Rolf Rendtorff.

19. Law and Narrative in the Pentateuch: Calum Carmichael.

Part VII: The Prophets.

20. Former Prophets: The Deuteronomistic History: Hermann Spieckermann.

21. Latter Prophets: The Major Prophets: Klaus Koch.

22. Latter Prophets: The Minor Prophets: James L. Crenshaw.

Part VIII: The Writings.

23. Narrative Texts: Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah: Ralph W. Klein.

24. The Psalter: Erhard S. Gerstenberger.

25. Wisdom Literature: Katharine J. Dell.

26. Apocalyptic Literature: John J. Collins.

Author Index.

Scripture Index