Faith, Tradition, and History

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Publisher : Eisenbrauns
ISBN 13 : 9780931464829
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Book Synopsis Faith, Tradition, and History by : Alan Ralph Millard

Download or read book Faith, Tradition, and History written by Alan Ralph Millard and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 1994 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ezra & the Law in History and Tradition

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Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611174104
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (111 download)

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Book Synopsis Ezra & the Law in History and Tradition by : Lisbeth S. Fried

Download or read book Ezra & the Law in History and Tradition written by Lisbeth S. Fried and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the real Ezra in this in-depth study of the Biblical figure that separates historical facts from cultural legends. The historical Ezra was sent to Jerusalem as an emissary of the Persian monarch. What was his task? According to the Bible, the Persian king sent Ezra to bring the Torah, the five books of the Laws of Moses, to the Jews. Modern scholars have claimed not only that Ezra brought the Torah to Jerusalem, but also that he actually wrote it, and in so doing Ezra created Judaism. Without Ezra, they say, Judaism would not exist. In Ezra and the Law in History and Tradition, Lisbeth S. Fried separates historical fact from biblical legend. Drawing on inscriptions from the Achaemenid Empire, she presents the historical Ezra in the context of authentic Persian administrative practices and concludes that Ezra, the Persian official, neither wrote nor edited the Torah, nor would he even have known it. The origin of Judaism, so often associated with Ezra by modern scholars, must be sought elsewhere. After discussing the historical Ezra, Fried examines ancient, medieval, and modern views of him, explaining how each originated, and why. She relates the stories told about Ezra by medieval Christians to explain why their Greek Old Testament differs from the Hebrew Bible, as well as the explanations offered by medieval Samaritans concerning how their Samaritan Bible varies from the one the Jews use. Church Fathers as well as medieval Samaritan writers explained the differences by claiming that Ezra falsified the Bible when he rewrote it, so that in effect, it is not the book that Moses wrote but something else. Moslem scholars also maintain that Ezra falsified the Old Testament, since Mohammed, the last judgment, and Heaven and Hell are revealed in it. In contrast Jewish Talmudic writers viewed Ezra both as a second Moses and as the prophet Malachi. In the process of describing ancient, medieval, and modern views of Ezra, Fried brings out various understandings of God, God’s law, and God’s plan for our salvation. “A responsible yet memorable journey into the life and afterlife of Ezra as a key personality in the history, literature and reflection of religious and scholarly communities over the past 2,500 years. A worthwhile and informative read!” —Mark J. Boda, professor of Old Testament, McMaster Divinity College, professor of theology, McMaster University

Tradition and Theology in the Old Testament

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Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Tradition and Theology in the Old Testament by : Douglas A. Knight

Download or read book Tradition and Theology in the Old Testament written by Douglas A. Knight and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1990 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tradition History and the Old Testament

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (239 download)

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Book Synopsis Tradition History and the Old Testament by : Walter E. Rast

Download or read book Tradition History and the Old Testament written by Walter E. Rast and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Israelites in History and Tradition

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Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664227272
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis The Israelites in History and Tradition by : Niels Peter Lemche

Download or read book The Israelites in History and Tradition written by Niels Peter Lemche and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Niels Peter Lemche focuses on the way Israelites understood themselves at different points in history--before, within, and after the monarchy. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Israel's rich history. Volumes in the Library of Ancient Israel draw on multiple disciplines--such as archaeology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and literary criticism--to illuminate the everyday realities and social subtleties these ancient cultures experienced. This series employs sophisticated methods resulting in original contributions that depict the reality of the people behind the Hebrew Bible and interprets these insights for a wide variety of readers.

Traditions of the Bible

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674039769
Total Pages : 1078 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis Traditions of the Bible by : James L. KUGEL

Download or read book Traditions of the Bible written by James L. KUGEL and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creation and the tree of knowledge through the Exodus from Egypt and the journey to the promised land; James Kugel shows us how the earliest interpreters of the scriptures radically transformed the Bible.

The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195331230
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Book Synopsis The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition by : Eugen J. Pentiuc

Download or read book The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition written by Eugen J. Pentiuc and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the receipt, transmission, and interpretation of the Old Testament in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Looking at the various ways Orthodox Christians sought to assimilate the Old Testament in the spiritual, liturgical, and doctrinal fabric of their faith community, Pentiuc pays special attention to: liturgy, iconography, monastic rules and canons, conciliar resolutions, and patristic works in Greek, Syriac and Coptic.

On the Reliability of the Old Testament

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Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802803962
Total Pages : 685 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis On the Reliability of the Old Testament by : K. A. Kitchen

Download or read book On the Reliability of the Old Testament written by K. A. Kitchen and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2006-06-09 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws upon a wide range of historical sources to examine the factuality of the Old Testament, arguing that the Bible's stories are firmly based on fact and refuting evidence from modern scholars who claim otherwise.

Studies in the Religious Tradition of the Old Testament

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Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Studies in the Religious Tradition of the Old Testament by : Peter R. Ackroyd

Download or read book Studies in the Religious Tradition of the Old Testament written by Peter R. Ackroyd and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These important papers by a distinguished British Old Testament theologian, many of them previously inaccessible, focus on the theme of continuity and, within that, on the development of prophecy in the Old Testament period. They include studies of 'Continuity and Discontinuity', `The Theology of Tradition', 'The Vitality of the Word of God', 'The Open Canon' and 'Original Text and Canonical Text', and on the prophets: 'Historians and Prophets', `Interpreting the Babylonian Exile', 'The Death of Hezekiah', 'A Judgment Narrative between Kings and Chronicles', and two studies of Isaiah.

The Bible in the Armenian Tradition

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Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780892366408
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (664 download)

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Book Synopsis The Bible in the Armenian Tradition by : Vrej Nersessian

Download or read book The Bible in the Armenian Tradition written by Vrej Nersessian and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible in the Armenian Tradition provides a concise historical account of the development of the Bible in Armenia and the illustrative traditions that are represented in surviving codices. The author focuses on the origins of the first translations of the Bible into Armenian in the fourth century, which inspired the Armenian alphabet itself. A range of beautiful Armenian Bible manuscripts from collections throughout the world are illustrated in full color and compared with western Bible illuminations. Later printed Armenian Bibles are also examined in detail, revealing fascinating examples of religious differences between the Armenian and the Catholic Christian traditions. This survey of Armenian Bible history is an important reference for biblical scholars and anyone with an interest in the history of Christianity.

The History of Israel's Traditions

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Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 056723035X
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (672 download)

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Book Synopsis The History of Israel's Traditions by : Steven L. McKenzie

Download or read book The History of Israel's Traditions written by Steven L. McKenzie and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1994-11-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1943, the famous Old Testament scholar, Martin Noth, published his monograph, _berlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien, in which he established the hypothesis of a Deuteronomistic History and gave his treatment of the Chronicler's History. It quickly became one of the classics in the field and is probably Noth's most enduring legacy. This book brings together essays from an international symposium of scholars celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Noth's important volume and reviewing his other contributions to Old Testament study. Part I discusses Noth's life and work (Christopher Begg), his view of the Deuteronomistic History (Antony Campbell) and the Chronicler's History (Roddy Braun), his contributions to the history of Israel (Thomas Thompson), tradition criticism (Rolf Rendtorff), and Old Testament theology (Timo Veijola), as well as reflections on Noth's impact on current and future study (David Noel Freedman, Walter Dietrich). Part II analyses the scholarship over the past fifty years on each book in the Deuteronomistic History: Deuteronomy (Thomas Romer), Joshua (Brian Peckham), Judges (Mark O'Brien), 1-2 Samuel (P. Kyle McCarter), and 1-2 Kings (Steven McKenzie).

The Vitality of Old Testament Traditions

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Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis The Vitality of Old Testament Traditions by : Walter Brueggemann

Download or read book The Vitality of Old Testament Traditions written by Walter Brueggemann and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

On the Way to Canon

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567118142
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)

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Book Synopsis On the Way to Canon by : Magne Sæbø

Download or read book On the Way to Canon written by Magne Sæbø and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of essays-many of them here published in English for the first time-the distinguished Norwegian Old Testament scholar, Magne S3/4b°, investigates the complex and variegated history of traditions constituting the literature of the Old Testament. Professor S3/4b° provides tradition-historical studies of particular texts (such as the 'revelation' of God's name in Exodus and passages presenting the early preaching of Isaiah) and of particular theological themes (such as the priestly theology in the Pentateuch and the relation of apocalyptic to prophecy and wisdom), as well as more wide-ranging considerations of the significance of tradition history in Old Testament studies. The focus is on the diverse and creative development of the traditions, and on the final transition from pluriformity to canonical unity.

Old Testament History

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Old Testament History by : Henry Preserved Smith

Download or read book Old Testament History written by Henry Preserved Smith and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rediscovering the Traditions of Israel

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Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN 13 : 1589831624
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (898 download)

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Book Synopsis Rediscovering the Traditions of Israel by : Douglas A. Knight

Download or read book Rediscovering the Traditions of Israel written by Douglas A. Knight and published by Society of Biblical Lit. This book was released on 2006 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical and Biblical Israel

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198728778
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Book Synopsis Historical and Biblical Israel by : Reinhard Gregor Kratz

Download or read book Historical and Biblical Israel written by Reinhard Gregor Kratz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the center of this book lies a fundamental yet unanswered question: under which historical and sociological conditions and in what manner the Hebrew Bible became an authoritative tradition, that is, holy scripture and the canon of Judaism as well as Christianity. Reinhard G. Kratz answers this very question by distinguishing between historical and biblical Israel. This foundational and, for the arrangement of the book, crucial distinction affirms that the Israel of biblical tradition, i.e. the sacred history (historia sacra) of the Hebrew Bible, cannot simply be equated with the history of Israel and Judah. Thus, Kratz provides a synthesis of both the Israelite and Judahite history and the genesis and development of biblical tradition in two separate chapters, though each area depends directly and inevitably upon the other. These two distinct perspectives on Israel are then confronted and correlated in a third chapter, which constitutes an area intimately connected with the former but generally overlooked apart from specialized inquiries: those places and "archives" that either yielded Jewish documents and manuscripts (Elephantine, Al-Yahudu, Qumran) or are associated conspicuously with the tradition of the Hebrew Bible (Mount Gerizim, Jerusalem, Alexandria). Here, the various epigraphic and literary evidence for the history of Israel and Judah comes to the fore. Such evidence sometimes represents Israel's history; at other times it reflects its traditions; at still others it reflects both simultaneously. The different sources point to different types of Judean or Jewish identity in Persian and Hellenistic times.

Historical Traditions

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Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN 13 : 9780881411058
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Historical Traditions by : Paul Nadim Tarazi

Download or read book Historical Traditions written by Paul Nadim Tarazi and published by St Vladimir's Seminary Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V.1 Historical traditions.