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050		4	_aBS1171.3 -- .B74 2005eb
082	0		_a221.6/1
100	1		_aBrettler, Marc Zvi.
245	1	0	_aHow to Read the Bible.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aDulles : _bJewish Publication Society, _c2005.
264		4	_c©2005.
300			_a1 online resource (401 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Reading as a Jew and as a Scholar -- 2. What Is the Bible, Anyway? -- 3. The Art of Reading the Bibl -- 4. A Brief History of Israel -- 5. With Scissors and Paste: The Sources of Genesis -- 6. Creation vs. Creationism: Genesis 1-3 as Myth -- 7. The Ancestors as Heroes -- 8. Biblical Law: Codes and Collections -- 9. Incense Is Offensive to Me: The Cult in Ancient Israel -- 10. "In the Fortieth Year . . . Moses Addressed the Israelites": Deuteronomy -- 11. "The Walls Came Tumbling Down": Reading Joshua -- 12. "May My Lord King David Live Forever": Royal Ideology in Samuel and Judges -- 13. "For Israel Tore Away from the House of David": Reading Kings -- 14. Revisionist History: Reading Chronicles -- 15. Introduction to Prophecy -- 16. "Let Justice Well Up like Water": Reading Amos -- 17. "They Shall Beat Their Swords into Plowshares": Reading (First) Isaiah -- 18. "I Will Make This House like Shiloh": Reading Jeremiah -- 19. "I Will Be for Them a Mini-Temple": Reading Ezekiel -- 20. "Comfort, Oh Comfort My People": The Exile and Beyond -- 21. "Those That Sleep in the Dust . . . Will Awake": Zechariah, Apocalyptic Literature, and Daniel -- 22. Prayer of Many Hearts: Reading Psalms -- 23. "Acquire Wisdom": Reading Proverbs and Ecclesiastes -- 24. "Being But Dust and Ashes": Reading Job -- 25. "Drink Deep of Love!": Reading Song of Songs -- 26. "Why Are You So Kind . . . When I Am a Foreigner?": Reading Ruth vs. Esther -- 27. The Creation of the Bible -- Afterword: Reading the Bible as a Committed Jew -- Notes -- Sources Cited -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Biblical Passages and Other References.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aBible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aBrettler, Marc Zvi _tHow to Read the Bible _dDulles : Jewish Publication Society,c2005 _z9780827607750
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3039352 _zClick to View
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