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Reviews"If one likens the shelves of basic Bible textbooks to a rock-strewn landscape, then Ehrman's The Bible is a gem. Oxford's price on this text is fair, reasonable, and easily the best buy among comparable texts. The Bible is a true value. For its unsurpassed accessibility and exceptional value, buy it and use it."--Wayne C. Kannady, Newberry College"In The Bible, Bart Ehrman does a fantastic job of covering the material in a clear and engaging manner that does as much justice as possible both to its breadth and its details. I praise the inclusion of pedagogical suggestions in the Instructor's Manual; Ehrman's provision of these is simply wonderful."--James F. McGrath, Butler University"The Bible is a high-quality work of current scholarship and thoughtful presentation. The textbook presents a wealth of information in a style that engages students and encourages them to go to the primary text."--Kim Williams Bodenhamer, Baylor University, "If one likens the shelves of basic Bible textbooks to a rock-strewn landscape, then Ehrman's The Bible is a gem. Oxford's price on this text is fair, reasonable, and easily the best buy among comparable texts. The Bible is a true value. For its unsurpassed accessibility and exceptional value, buy it and use it."--Wayne C. Kannady, Newberry College "In The Bible, Bart Ehrman does a fantastic job of covering the material in a clear and engaging manner that does as much justice as possible both to its breadth and its details. I praise the inclusion of pedagogical suggestions in the Instructor's Manual; Ehrman's provision of these is simply wonderful."--James F. McGrath, Butler University "The Bible is a high-quality work of current scholarship and thoughtful presentation. The textbook presents a wealth of information in a style that engages students and encourages them to go to the primary text."--Kim Williams Bodenhamer, Baylor University
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Table Of Content, List of Boxes, List of Maps, PrefaceIntroductionWhy Study the Bible?Chapter 1. What Is the Bible?What Is the Bible?Putting the Bible on the MapChapter 2. Why Is the Bible So Hard to Understand?Challenges of Studying the BibleOur Literary Approach, Excursus: Our Approaches to the BibleOur Historical ApproachChapter 3. The Book of GenesisThe Famous Stories of the Book of GenesisChapter 4. Who Wrote the Pentateuch?The Traditional ViewOral Traditions and Cultural ParallelsChapter 5. From Egypt to Mount Sinai: Exodus and LeviticusThe Book of ExodusThe Law of Moses (Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers)Chapter 6. From Mount Sinai to the Promised Land: Numbers and DeuteronomyThe Book of Numbers in a NutshellThe Book of DeuteronomyChapter 7. The Deuteronomistic History: Joshua and JudgesThe Deuteronomistic HistoryThe Book of JoshuaThe Book of JudgesChapter 8. The Books of Samuel and Kings1 and 2 Samuel1 and 2 KingsChapter 9. Early Israelite Prophets: Amos and IsaiahThe Rise of the ProphetsAmos of TekoaIsaiah of JerusalemChapter 10. Other Pre-exilic Prophets: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and HabakkukHoseaMicahNahumZephaniahJeremiahHabakkukChapter 11. The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and BeyondEzra and NehemiahThe Later History of JudeaChapter 12. The Exilic and Post-Exilic ProphetsEzekiel 1Second IsaiahJoelObadiahHaggaiZechariahThird IsaiahMalachiChapter 13. The Poets of Ancient IsraelThe Nature of Hebrew PoetryThe Book of PsalmsThe Book of LamentationsThe Song of SongsChapter 14. Storytellers in Ancient IsraelRuthEstherJonahDaniel 1-61 and 2 ChroniclesChapter 15. The Wisdom LiteratureIntroduction to the Wisdom LiteratureProverbsJobEcclesiastesChapter 16. Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the ApocryphaThe Rise of Jewish ApocalypticismOther Jewish Literature of the Period: The Deuterocanonical or Apocryphal BooksChapter 17. The World of Jesus and His FollowersOne Remarkable LifeThe Greco-Roman WorldJudaism in the Time of JesusPutting the New Testament and Early Christianity on the MapChapter 18. The Synoptic Problem and the Gospel of MarkThe Storyline of the Synoptic GospelsThe Synoptic ProblemThe Gospels as BiographiesThe Gospel of MarkChapter 19. The Gospels of Matthew and LukeThe Gospel of MatthewThe Gospel of LukeThe Synoptic Gospels and the Problem of HistoryChapter 20. The Gospel of John and the Later GospelsThe Gospel of JohnThe Other GospelsChapter 21. The Historical JesusProblems with Our SourcesJesus the Apocalyptic ProphetChapter 22. The Life of the Apostle PaulProblems in the Study of PaulA Brief Biography of PaulChapter 23. The Letters of Paul1 Thessalonians1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansPhilippiansPhilemonRomansChapter 24. The Acts of the ApostlesPaul During and After the New TestamentThe Acts of the ApostlesChapter 25. In the Wake of Paul: The Deutero-Pauline Letters2 ThessaloniansColossiansEphesiansThe Pastoral EpistlesChapter 26. The General Epistles and the Book of RevelationThe Letter to the HebrewsThe Letter of James1 Peter2 Peter1, 2, and 3 JohnJudeThe Apocalypse of John, Excursus One: Jews and Christians in the Ancient World, Excursus Two: The Persecution of the Early Christians, Excursus Three: Orthodoxy and Heresy in Earliest ChristianityChapter 27. Appendix: The Canon and Text of the Bible 3The Canon of the Hebrew BibleThe Canon of the New TestamentThe Text of the Hebrew BibleThe Text of the New Testament, Glossary, Credits, Index
SynopsisIn The Bible: A Historical and Literary Introduction, Second Edition, renowned biblical scholar and New York Times Best-selling author Bart D. Ehrman provides an exceptionally engaging survey of the Bible. Comprehensive yet succinct, current in scholarship, rich in pedagogical tools, and easily accessible to students of all backgrounds, this is an ideal textbook for one-semester courses on the Bible. Ehrman covers every book in the canon, including the Apocrypha, explaining the historical and literary problems posed by the biblical texts and showing students how to analyze scholarly evidence and conclusions., In The Bible: A Historical and Literary Introduction, Second Edition, renowned biblical scholar and New York Times Best-selling author Bart D. Ehrman provides an exceptionally engaging survey of the Bible. Comprehensive yet succinct, current in scholarship, rich in pedagogical tools, and easily accessible to students of all backgrounds, this is an ideal textbook for one-semester courses on the Bible. Ehrman covers every book in the canon, including theApocrypha, explaining the historical and literary problems posed by the biblical texts and showing students how to analyze scholarly evidence and conclusions.
LC Classification NumberBS475.3.E37 2017