《Old Testament_ A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions), The – Coogan, Michael》-azw3,mobi,epub,pdf,txt,kindle电子书免费下载

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《Old Testament_ A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions), The – Coogan, Michael》-azw3,mobi,epub,pdf,txt,kindle电子书免费下载

内容简介:

Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. Coogan explains the differences between the Bible of Jewish tradition (the "Hebrew Bible") and the Old Testament of Christianity, and also examines the different contents of the Bibles used by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, and Protestants. He looks at the rise of modern biblical scholarship as well as the recovery of ancient Near Eastern literatures and their significance for biblical interpretation. One particularly interesting section examines three principal characters of the Old Testament--Abraham, Deborah, and David--illuminating important themes connected with them, such as Abraham and covenant and David as poet and warrior. Coogan explores the use of invented dialogue and historical fiction in the Old Testament, the presence of mythic elements in apparently historical accounts, and the relationship of ancient Israelite myths to those of their neighbors. The book considers the Old Testament's idea of divine justice, especially in Ecclesiastes and Job, and looks at notions of the afterlife in the ancient Near East and in ancient Israel. Coogan highlights the significance of the history and literature of the Old Testament and describes how non-biblical evidence, such as archaeological data and texts, has placed the Old Testament in a larger and more illuminating context. The book also discusses law and ritual in the Bible as well as the biblical understandings of prophecy. Here then is a marvelous overview of one of the great pillars of Western religion and culture, a book whose significance has endured for thousands of years and which remains vitally important today for Jews, Christians, and Muslims worldwide.

作者简介:

迈克尔·库根,美国石山学院宗教学教授,哈佛大学闪族博物馆出版总监,美国圣经研究领军人物。著述等身,主编《新牛津注释版圣经》(第三版),同时也是《宗教百科全书》、《哈珀—柯林斯圣经词典》等工具书的撰稿人。

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