A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

John J. Collins

A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Country
United States
Published
25 March 2025
Pages
400
ISBN
9798889834656

A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

John J. Collins

John J. Collins's A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible?is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible or faith commitments. This more compact version of Collins's renowned?Introduction to the Hebrew Bible?is combined with even more student-friendly features, including charts, maps, photographs, chapter summaries, and bibliographies for further reading.

Collins proceeds through the canon of the Old Testament and the Apocrypha, judiciously presenting the current state of historical, archaeological, and literary understanding of the biblical text, and engaging the student in questions of significance and interpretation for the contemporary world.

The fourth edition is supplemented in areas that go beyond historical criticism and answer questions crucial for students today. John J. Collins discusses the issues that arise when studying the Hebrew Bible that aren't always addressed in introductory textbooks. The issues discussed include gender, patriarchy, social justice, violence, race and ethnicity, environment, salvation and death, the messiah, and colonialism. In addition tothe new essays, John J. Collins has updated bibliographies to include the most recent scholarship that students and professors need to know.

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