An introduction to the Old Testament: sacred texts and imperial contexts of the hebrew bible
Malden, MA
Wiley-Blackwell
Includes bibliographical references and index
David M. Carr
Prologue: Orientation to multiple bibles and multiple translations -- Studying the Bible in its ancient context)s( -- The emergence of ancient Israel and its first oral traditions -- The emergence of the monarchy and royal and zion texts -- Echoes of past empires in biblical wisdom, love poetry, law, and narrative -- Narrative and prophecy amidst the rise and fall of the Northern Kingdom -- Micah, Isaiah, and the southern prophetic encounter with Assyria -- Torah and history in the wake of the Assyrian Empire -- Prophecy in the transition from Assyrian to Babylonian -- Laments, history, and prophecies after the destruction of Jerusalem -- The Pentateuch and the exile -- The Torah, the Psalms, and the Persian-sponsored rebuilding of Judah -- Other texts formed in the crucible of post-exilic rebuilding -- Hellenistic empires and the formation of the Hebrew Bible