From Adam to Armageddon A Survey of the Bible,9780534525866

From Adam to Armageddon A Survey of the Bible

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Edition: 5th
ISBN13: 9780534525866
ISBN10: 0534525865
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-03-24
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

Prelude. 1. Preparing for the Study. 2. "In the Beginning..." 3. Shaping the Future: Becoming a Nation. 4. The Prophets. 5. From National to World Religion. 6. The Late Hebrew Bible Period. Interlude: The Apocrypha. 7. Christianity: A Sect Within Judaism. 8. The Synoptic Gospels: Stories About Jesus. 9. The Letters of Paul. 10. Other Letters and a Sermon. 11. In the Name of John. Postlude. Glossary. Index. Maps.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Prelude
Approaches to the Bible xv
The Bible as History, Religious Document, and Scripture xv
Course Goals xvi
Historic Outline and Biblical Order xvii
Preparing for the Study
The Bible's Meaning
1(1)
Preconditions for the Bible's Origin
2(1)
Scholarly Study of the Bible
3(1)
Historical Development
4(3)
The Order of the Books
7(2)
The Arena Out of Which the Bible Arose
9(5)
Study Questions
12(1)
Suggested Readings
13(1)
``In the Beginning . . .''
The Book of Genesis
14(7)
Were There Matriarchs as Well?
21(1)
Moses and the Pentateuch
21(5)
Questions Raised by the Exodus Story
26(1)
The Eyes of Faith
27(2)
A Priestly Manual: Leviticus
29(1)
The Pentateuch
30(1)
Summary
31(1)
Study Questions
31(1)
Suggested Readings
31(1)
Shaping the Future: Becoming a Nation
The Nature of the History
32(2)
Joshua and the Conquest of Canaan
34(1)
The Era of the Judges
35(1)
Samuel: The Transitional Figure
36(1)
Saul: The First King
37(1)
David: A Dilemma
37(2)
Solomon: In All His Glory
39(1)
The Division of the Land
39(1)
The Story of Israel
40(3)
Judah: The Apple of Yahweh's Eye
43(2)
An Overview of the Deuteronomic History
45(4)
Study Questions
47(1)
Suggested Readings
47(2)
The Prophets
A Prophet Defined
49(1)
The Tradition of the Prophets
50(2)
Stages of Prophetic Development
52(13)
Conclusions About the Prophetic Tradition
65(2)
Study Questions
66(1)
Suggested Readings
66(1)
From National to World Religion
The Shaping of Surviving Judaism
67(3)
The Exilic Prophets
70(8)
The Chronicler
78(4)
Study Questions
80(1)
Suggested Readings
81(1)
The Late Hebrew Bible Period
A Rationale for Our Study
82(3)
The Wisdom Tradition
85(2)
The Literature of Wisdom
87(13)
Study Questions
98(1)
Suggested Readings
99(1)
Interlude: The Apocrypha
Definition and History
100(6)
Study Questions
105(1)
Suggested Readings
105(1)
Christianity: A Sect Within Judaism
Postexilic Judaism
106(3)
Diversity Within Judaism
109(2)
The Birth of Christianity
111(6)
Study Questions
116(1)
Suggested Readings
116(1)
The Synoptic Gospels: Stories about Jesus
The Gospels Defined
117(1)
The Occasion for the Gospels
118(1)
The Interrelationship of the Gospels
119(3)
Mark
122(3)
Matthew
125(5)
Luke
130(4)
The Gospel Within the Gospels
134(2)
Acts
136(4)
Study Questions
137(1)
Suggested Readings
138(2)
The Letters of Paul
The Importance of Paul
140(4)
Seven Letters of Paul
144(9)
Later Pauline or DeuteroPauline?
153(4)
1 and 2 Timothy, Titus: The Pastoral Epistles
157(3)
Paul and Women
160(2)
Study Questions
161(1)
Suggested Readings
161(1)
Other Letters and a Sermon
The Catholic Epistles
162(1)
James
162(2)
1 Peter
164(1)
2 Peter
164(2)
Jude
166(1)
A Sermon: Hebrews
166(3)
Study Questions
167(1)
Suggested Readings
168(1)
In the Name of John
The Gospel of John
169(6)
The Letters of John
175(2)
Revelation
177(6)
Study Questions
181(1)
Suggested Readings
181(2)
Postlude
The Forming of the Jewish and Christian Canons
183(2)
The Standards of Canonicity
185(1)
Pseudepigrapha and New Testament Apocrypha
186(2)
The Transmission of the Bible Through the Centuries
188(3)
Conclusion
191(2)
Study Questions
191(1)
Suggested Readings
191(2)
Glossary 193(18)
Index 211

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