TY - BOOK AU - Kaminsky,Joel S. AU - Lohr,Joel N. TI - The Hebrew Bible for beginners: A Jewish and Christian introduction SN - 1426775636 U1 - 221.61 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Nashville, TN PB - Abingdon Press KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - What does "Bible" mean? How many Bibles are there? -- A few basics. Hebrew ; Scrolls, language, and versions ; From scrolls to Scripture ; The Apocrypha -- The Tanakh and Old Testament as sacred scripture. Traditional Jewish interpretation of the Tanakh ; The liturgical use of the Tanakh in Judaism ; Traditional Christian interpretation of the Old Testament ; The Old Testament in Christian liturgy -- Modern approaches to the Bible. The historical-critical approach ; Feminist interpretation ; Ideological and sociopolitical criticism ; Holistic approaches : literary criticism ; Holistic approaches : canonical ; Concluding reflections -- The Bible as "story" and "history". The Bible's historical backgrounds ; Understanding the Bible's storyline -- The Torah. Introduction to the Torah ; Genesis ; Exodus ; Leviticus ; Numbers ; Deuteronomy -- The Neviʼim = The Prophets. Introduction to the Prophets. Joshua ; Judges ; 1 Samuel ; 2 Samuel ; 1-2 Kings ; Isaiah ; Ezekiel ; The Book of the Twelve. Hosea ; Joel ; Amos ; Obadiah ; Jonah ; Micah ; Nahum ; Habakkuk ; Zephaniah ; Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 ; Deutero-Zechariah and Malachi -- The Ketuvim = The Writings. Introduction to the Ketuvim, or, the Writings. Psalms ; Introduction to Wisdom literature ; Proverbs ; Job -- The Megillot = The Five Scrolls. Song of songs ; Ruth ; Lamentations ; Qoheleth ; Esther ; Daniel ; Ezra-Nehemiah ; 1-2 Chronicles -- The Apocrypha. Tobit ; Judith ; Sirach ; Wisdom of Solomon ; Concluding reflections on the Apocrypha -- Epilogue. The Hebrew bible and beyond; SEG42; SEG41; SEG40; SEG39; P94; P87; P86; P85; P77; P76; P35 ER -