From Adam to Armageddon Survey of the Bible,9780534527297

From Adam to Armageddon Survey of the Bible

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ISBN13: 9780534527297
ISBN10: 0534527299
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Pub. Date: 2000-08-02
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

Provides a concise and clear introduction to Bible study and analysis that incorporates a religious studies perspective.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Prelude
Approaches to the Bible
xv
The Bible as History, Religious Document, and Scripture
xv
Course Goals
xvi
Historic Outline and Biblical Order
xvii
Preparing for the Study
The Bible's Meaning
1(1)
Preconditions for the Bible's Origin
2(1)
Scholarly Study of the Bible
3(1)
Historical Development
4(3)
The Order of the Books
7(2)
The Arena Out of Which the Bible Arose
9(5)
Study Questions
12(1)
Suggested Readings
13(1)
``In the Beginning...''
The Book of Genesis
14(7)
Were There Matriarchs as Well?
21(1)
Moses and the Pentateuch
21(6)
Questions Raised by the Exodus Story
27(1)
The Eyes of Faith
27(2)
A Priestly Manual: Leviticus
29(3)
Study Questions
30(1)
Suggested Readings
30(2)
Shaping the Future: Becoming a Nation
The Nature of the History
32(2)
Joshua and the Conquest of Canaan
34(1)
The Era of the Judges
35(1)
Samuel: The Transitional Figure
36(1)
Saul: The First King
37(1)
David: A Dilemma
37(2)
Solomon: In All His Glory
39(1)
The Division of the Land
39(1)
The Story of Israel
40(3)
Judah: The Apple of Yahweh's Eye
43(3)
An Overview of the Deuteronomic History
46(3)
Study Questions
47(1)
Suggested Readings
48(1)
The Prophets
A Prophet Defined
49(1)
The Tradition of the Prophets
50(2)
Stages of Prophetic Development
52(13)
Conclusions about the Prophetic Tradition
65(2)
Study Questions
66(1)
Suggested Readings
66(1)
From National to World Religion
The Shaping of Surviving Judaism
67(3)
The Exilic Prophets
70(8)
The Chronicler
78(4)
Study Questions
80(1)
Suggested Readings
81(1)
The Late Hebrew Bible Period
A Rationale for Our Study
82(3)
The Wisdom Tradition
85(2)
The Literature of Wisdom
87(13)
Study Questions
98(1)
Suggested Readings
99(1)
Interlude: The Apocrypha
Definition and History
100(6)
Study Questions
105(1)
Suggested Readings
105(1)
Christianity: A Sect Within Judaism
Postexilic Judaism
106(3)
Diversity Within Judaism
109(2)
The Birth of Christianity
111(7)
Study Questions
116(1)
Suggested Readings
116(2)
The Letters of Paul
The Importance of Paul
118(4)
Seven Letters of Paul
122(9)
Later Pauline or DeuteroPauline?
131(4)
1 and 2 Timothy, Titus: The Pastoral Epistles
135(3)
Paul and Women
138(2)
Study Questions
139(1)
Suggested Readings
139(1)
The Synoptic Gospels: Stories About Jesus
The Gospels Defined
140(1)
The Occasion for the Gospels
141(1)
The Interrelationship of the Gospels
142(3)
Mark
145(3)
Matthew
148(4)
Luke
152(5)
The Gospel Within the Gospels
157(2)
Acts
159(3)
Study Questions
160(1)
Suggested Readings
161(1)
Other Letters and a Sermon
The Catholic Epistles
162(1)
James
162(2)
1 Peter
164(1)
2 Peter
165(1)
Jude
166(1)
A Sermon: Hebrews
166(3)
Study Questions
168(1)
Suggested Readings
168(1)
In the Name of John
Common Elements
169(1)
Traditions About John
169(1)
The Gospel of John
170(7)
The Letters of John
177(1)
Revelation
178(7)
Study Questions
183(1)
Suggested Readings
183(2)
Postlude
The Forming of the Jewish and Christian Canons
185(2)
The Standards of Canonicity
187(1)
Pseudepigrapha and New Testament Apocrypha
188(2)
The Transmission of the Bible Through the Centuries
190(3)
Conclusion
193(2)
Study Questions
193(1)
Suggested Readings
193(2)
Glossary 195(18)
Index 213

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