{"product_id":"a-contemporary-introduction-to-the-bible-9781119637059","title":"A Contemporary Introduction to the Bible","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore a timely introduction to the formation of the Bible in its historical and modern contexts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised Second Edition of\u003ci\u003eAContemporary Introduction to the Bible: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts\u003c\/i\u003e, accomplished scholars and authors Colleen M. Conway and David M.Carrdeliver a rigorous, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to the Bible. The textbook places the Hebrew Bible\/Old Testament and New Testament in the broader context of world history, with a special focus on the empires that influenced the Bible's formation. Readers are introduced to the academic study of the Biblethrougha range of scholarly approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders benefit from the inclusion of:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the Bible in its ancient contexts, from the emergence of Israel's earliest traditions to the writing and reshaping of the Bible amidst Assyrian Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic and Roman empires.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe most up-to-date work in the field, seamlessl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Boxes xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Historical Period xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue: Orientation to Multiple Bibles and Multiple Translations 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Studying the Bible in Its Ancient Context(s) 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy History Is Important in Studying the Bible 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Geography and Major Characters of the Biblical Drama 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor Periods in the Biblical Drama 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Contexts, Multiple Methods 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Forward to the Big Picture 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One Review 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources For Further Study 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Israel’s History and Empires 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Emergence of Ancient Israel and Its First Oral Traditions 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagining Early Israel 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems in Reconstructing Early Israel 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraces of the Most Ancient Israelite Oral Traditions in the Bible 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Oral Background of Genesis 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: The Song of Deborah 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Creation of “Israel” Through Cultural Memory of Resistance to Domination 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two Review 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Rise of Writing and Echoes of Past Empires in Monarchal Israel 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagining Early Monarchal Israel 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of the Israelite Monarchy and Resistance to It 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluence of Ancient Empires on Early Israel’s Monarchy and Writings 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEchoes of Near Eastern Royal Theology in the Royal and Zion Psalms 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEchoes of Texts from Earlier Empires in Writings Attributed to Solomon 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: The Speech of Lady Wisdom in Proverbs 8 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEchoes of Texts from Past Empires Elsewhere in the Bible 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: The Garden of Eden Story (Gen 2:4–3:24) 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three Review 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Narrative and Prophecy Amidst the Rise and Fall of the Northern Kingdom 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting the Stage: The Rise of the Northern Kingdom of Israel and Its Texts 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Near Eastern Prophecy 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmos, a Southern Prophet Preaching Justice and Doom to the North 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHosea, the Northern Prophet, Calling for Israel’s Devotion to Yahweh Alone 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicah, a Southern Prophet, Predicting Judgment for Judah and Jerusalem 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsaiah’s Vision of Hope for Jerusalem\/Zion Embedded in the Book of Isaiah 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Use and Reuse of Biblical Traditions 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Contrasting Prophetic Visions of Zion’s Future 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four Review 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Torah and Other Texts Written in the Wake of the Assyrian Empire 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious and Textual Reform Amidst the Downfall of Assyria 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Deuteronomic Torah of Moses and the Phenomenon of Hybridity 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Texts Infused with the Theology and Values of Deuteronomy 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeremiah’s Prophecy of Judgment on Zion 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Deuteronomy 6:4–9 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Scriptures in the Twilight of Judean Monarchy 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five Review 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Bible for Exiles: Promise and Story in the Neo-Babylonian Empire 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neo-Babylonian Destruction of Jerusalem and Exile 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForced Labor for Exiles Under Nebuchadnezzar 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Exilic Editions of Biblical Books 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEzekiel’s Move from Judgment to Promise with the Fall of Jerusalem 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHope for Exiles in Second Isaiah (also called “Deutero-Isaiah”) 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Promise in the Prophets to Promise in Two Pentateuchal Sources: L and P 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory and Fiction 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Gen 12:1–3 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions on (Exilic) Trauma and the Bible 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six Review 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Persian Empire and the Emergence of a Temple-Centered Jewish Community 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory: The Persian-Sponsored Building of a Temple- and Torah-Centered Judaism 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Final Formation of the Torah 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Book of Psalms as a Torah-Centered Collection of More Ancient Psalms 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Isa 56:1–8 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Reflections on Scriptures in and After the Exile 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven Review 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Hellenistic Empires and the Formation of the Hebrew Bible 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudaism and Hellenism Before the Hellenizing Crisis 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crisis Over Hellenizing Jerusalem and the Book of Daniel 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Hellenistic Period Kingdom of Israel: The Hasmonean Revolt and Monarchy 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hellenistic Period as the Setting for Other Hebrew Bible Texts 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Daniel 10–12 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Formation of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Old Testament(s) 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight Review 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue to the Study of the New Testament 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Jesus Movement in the Context of the Roman Empire 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagining the Jerusalem That Jesus Knew 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRome Comes to Jerusalem 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Earliest Jesus Traditions 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSearching for the Historical Jesus: Problems and Proposals 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine Review 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Paul and His Letters in the Roman Colonial Chapter Outline 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul’s Travels and Letter Collection 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Was Paul? 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Undisputed Letters of Paul: Galatians, 1 Corinthians, and Romans 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: The Problem of Israel and the Place of the Gentiles (Romans 9–11) 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Disputed Letters 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: From Letters to Scripture 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Ten Review 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Gospel of Mark: Suffering and Trauma under Imperial Rule 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Jewish War (66–70 ce) 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePointers to the Dating and Context of the Gospel of Mark 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRising Popularity of Jesus and Rising Conflict with the Authorities (Mark 1:1–8:21) 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching and More Misunderstanding on the Way (Mark 8:22–10:52) 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Suffering Messiah (Mark 11:1–16:8) 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMark’s Enigmatic Ending 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Mark 12:1–12 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven Review 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The Gospel of Matthew: Defining Community in the Wake of Destruction 301\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Synoptic Problem 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure of the Gospel of Matthew 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Matthean Jesus and Moses 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Matthean Jesus, Righteousness, and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTorah Obedience 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Matthean Jesus, Wisdom, and Torah 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatthew’s Apocalyptic Vision and the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKingdom of Heaven 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Matthean Polemic Against the Pharisees 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Matt 25:31–46 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve Review 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Luke–Acts: Legitimizing the Jesus Movement in the Midst of Empire 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lukan Prologues 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lukan Jesus in Continuity with Israel’s Past 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Jesus Movement in Continuity with Israel’s Past 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalvation to the Gentiles in Luke–Acts 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSituating the Jesus Movement in the Roman Empire 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holy Spirit in Luke–Acts 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Jesus’s Sermon in Nazareth (Luke 4:14–30) 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirteen Review 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 The Gospel of John and the Johannine Letters: Turning Inward as a Strategy for Life in the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpire 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Is the Johannine Jesus? 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing and Believing in the Johannine Jesus 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpposition from the World 3.52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of “the Jews” in the Gospel of John 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: John 17 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Johannine Letters 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fourteen Review 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Following Christ in the Empire: Diverse Approaches in the New Testament 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Revelation to John: Visions of “Conquering” Roman Power 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Revelation 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