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1 Israel Without the Bible

  • Gary A. Rendsburg
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The Hebrew Bible
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© 2022 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Abbreviations ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Part I The Bible and History
  6. 1 Israel Without the Bible 1
  7. 2 Bible, Archaeology, and the Social Sciences: The Next Generation 24
  8. Part II New Approaches to the Bible
  9. 3 Literary Approaches to Biblical Literature: General Observations and a Case Study of Genesis 34 43
  10. 4 Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible 76
  11. Part III Ancient Practice
  12. 5 The Laws of Biblical Israel 97
  13. 6 The Study of Ritual in the Hebrew Bible 120
  14. Part IV Judaism and the Bible
  15. 7 By the Letter?/Word for Word? Scripture in the Jewish Tradition 139
  16. 8 From Judaism to Biblical Religion and Back Again 164
  17. 9 Jewish Biblical Theology 191
  18. Epilogue: Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom: Some Reflections on Reading and Studying the Hebrew Bible 209
  19. About the Contributors 219
  20. Index 221
  21. Index of Biblical Passages 227
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814733080.003.0005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Abbreviations ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Part I The Bible and History
  6. 1 Israel Without the Bible 1
  7. 2 Bible, Archaeology, and the Social Sciences: The Next Generation 24
  8. Part II New Approaches to the Bible
  9. 3 Literary Approaches to Biblical Literature: General Observations and a Case Study of Genesis 34 43
  10. 4 Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible 76
  11. Part III Ancient Practice
  12. 5 The Laws of Biblical Israel 97
  13. 6 The Study of Ritual in the Hebrew Bible 120
  14. Part IV Judaism and the Bible
  15. 7 By the Letter?/Word for Word? Scripture in the Jewish Tradition 139
  16. 8 From Judaism to Biblical Religion and Back Again 164
  17. 9 Jewish Biblical Theology 191
  18. Epilogue: Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom: Some Reflections on Reading and Studying the Hebrew Bible 209
  19. About the Contributors 219
  20. Index 221
  21. Index of Biblical Passages 227
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