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Introduction to the Bible
Christine Hayes
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Paperback. Examines the small library of 24 separate books common to all Jewish and Christian Bibles - books that preserve the efforts of diverse individuals over the span of many centuries to make sense of their personal experiences and those of their people, the ancient Israelites. Series: The Open Yale Courses. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
This book examines the small library of 24 books common to all Jewish and Christian Bibles—books that preserve the efforts of diverse writers over a span of many centuries to make sense of their personal experiences and those of their people, the ancient Israelites. Professor Christine Hayes guides her readers through the complexities of this polyphonous literature that has served as a foundational pillar of Western civilization, underscoring the variety and even disparities among the voices that speak in the biblical texts.
Biblical authors wrote in many contexts and responded to a sweeping range of crises and questions concerning issues ... Read more
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Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
The Open Yale Courses
Condition
New
Weight
646g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300181791
SKU
V9780300181791
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About Christine Hayes
Christine Hayes is Robert F. and Patricia Ross Weis Professor of Religious Studies, Yale University. She is the author of Between the Babylonian and Palestinian Talmuds, Gentile Impurities and Jewish Identities, and The Emergence of Judaism. She lives in Hamden, CT.
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