The Hebrew Bible: A Socio-Literary Introduction with CD-ROM
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (795 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0800636171 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 736 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Gottwald is Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at New York Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous works, including The Tribes of Yahweh, All the Kingdoms of the Earth, A Light to the Nations, and The Politics of Ancient Israel. Norman K
His acute treatment of literary genres, social conflicts, and contemporary scholarship makes this an indispensable textbook and reference work. The volume contains many charts, study questions, and other aids, now enhanced by the new CD-ROM, which contains copious aids: • complete, searchable text of the book • glossary hyperlinked to the text of the book • NRSV hyperlinks • student assignments and discussion questions • a wealth of internet links • notetaking, bookmarking, and highlighting capabilities. Along with an overview of the Hebrew Bible, including introductions to each book, Gottwald provides social analysis of ancient Israel and how these books fit into that society
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98 or later—will run on Windows 98/98SE/Me/NT 4.0 (SP3)/2000/XP. . Minimum System requirements: Computer/Processor: Pentium 133 MHz or faster (Pentium 300 MHz processor recommended). Monitor Resolution: 800 x 600 or larger. Hard Drive Space: 60 MB minimum. From the Publisher An ideal introduction, now enhanced with CD-ROM. CD-ROM drive. Memory: Windows 98/Me/ NT: 64 MB; Windows 2000/XP: 64 MB (128 MB recommended)
OK, but not that great for the money Maggiewood I used this for a research paper. Not easy to find topics. Difficult to read.and the author has trouble getting to the point. MehI'd give it 2 stars but maybe if I was smarter and a better reader I would enjoy it more. It does have some very good points and information. It just needs to be written better as far as conciseness.. "One of the better introductions" according to Shemayah Phillips. Norman Gottwald and George Mendenhall the two well-known pioneers of the sociological approach to the origins of Ancient Israel, Mendenhall being Gottwald's "mentor." (Although, Gottwald promotes an almost Marxist view of peasant revolution for Israel and Mendenhall has detached himself from that extreme view)this introduction does take this approach. Yet, there is much more to it and the defendable theory does not intrude noticably.The book discusses religious and analytic (or "critical"--a misleading term) approaches to the Hebrew Bible, that