The biblical world / edited by John Barton.

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Other Authors: Barton, John, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
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Table of Contents:
  • v. 1. Pt. 1. The Bible. Old Testament/Hebrew Bible / Rex Mason
  • The Apocrypha / Adele Reinhartz
  • The New Testament / Christopher Tuckett
  • pt. 2. Genres. Near Eastern myths and legends / Stephanie Dalley
  • Historiography in the Old Testament / A.D.H. Mayes
  • Prophecy / Graeme Auld
  • Wisdom / Katharine Dell
  • Apocalypticism / Christopher Rowland
  • The Jewish novel / Lawrence M. Wills
  • The gospels / John Muddiman
  • Letters in the New Testament and in the Greco-Roman world / Harry Gamble
  • pt. 3. Documents. Text and versions : the Old Testament / Carmel McCarthy
  • Text and versions : the New Testament / David Parker
  • The Dead Sea scrolls / George J. Brooke
  • Hebrew inscriptions / Graham Davies
  • The Cairo Genizah / Stefan C. Reif
  • The gnostic gospels / Alastair H.B. Logan
  • Early Jewish biblical interpretation / Alison Salvesen
  • Early Christian biblical interpretation / Mark Edwards
  • pt. 4. History. Biblical archaeology / Felicity J. Cobbing
  • Palestine during the Bronze Age / J. Maxwell Miller
  • Palestine during the Iron Age / Keith W. Whitelam
  • The age of the exile / Joseph Blenkinsopp
  • Israel under Persia and Greece / Lester L. Grabbe
  • Judaea under Roman rule, 63 BCE-135 CE / Sarah Pearce
  • Israel's neighbours / Bustenay Oded
  • v. 2. pt. 5. Institutions. The Hebrew and Aramaic languages / John Huehnergard and Jo Ann Hackett
  • The Greek language / John Muddiman
  • Warfare / Thomas M. Bolin
  • The arts : architecture, music, poetry, psalmody / Susan Gillingham
  • Law and administration in the New Testament world / J. Duncan M. Derrett
  • Religion in pre-exilic Israel ; Religion in Israel during and after the exile / Rainer Albertz
  • Judaism at the turn of the era / Jarl Fossum
  • The first churches : social life ; The first churches : religious practice / Justin J. Meggitt
  • pt. 6. Biblical figures. Israel's ancestors : the patriarchs and matriarchs / George W. Ramsey
  • Moses / John Van Seters
  • David and Solomon / Gwilym H. Jones
  • Jesus / Robert Morgan
  • Paul / David G. Horrell
  • pt. 7. Religious ideas. Salvation in Jewish thought / Dan Cohn-Sherbok
  • Salvation in Christian thought / Andrew Chester
  • Interpretations of the identity and role of Jesus / Catrin H. Williams
  • Death and afterlife / John J. Collins
  • Purity / Gordon Wenham
  • pt. 8. The Bible today. Jewish Bible translation / Leonard J. Greenspoon
  • Christian Bible translation / Henry Wansbrough
  • Modern biblical interpretation / William R. Telford.