Description |
xv, 198 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
I. Introduction to The New Interpreter's Bible / Leander E. Keck -- II. How We Got Our Bible. Introduction to the Canon / Daniel J. Harrington. Modern English Versions of the Bible / Keith R. Crim -- III. How the Bible Is Read, Interpreted, and Used. The Authority of the Bible / Phyllis A. Bird. How the Bible Has Been Interpreted in Jewish Tradition / Michael A. Signer. How the Bible Has Been Interpreted in Christian Tradition / Justo L. Gonzalez. Contemporary Theories of Biblical Interpretation / Moises Silva. Contemporary Methods of Reading the Bible / Carl R. Holladay. Reading the Bible from Particular Social Locations: An Introduction / James Earl Massey. Reading the Bible as African Americans / James Earl Massey. Reading the Bible as Asian Americans / Chan-Hie Kim. Reading the Bible as Hispanic Americans / Fernando F. Segovia. Reading the Bible as Native Americans / George E. Tinker. Reading the Bible as Women / Carolyn Osiek |
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The Use of the Bible in Preaching / David G. Buttrick. The Use of the Bible in Hymns, Liturgy, and Education / Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez -- IV. The Background of the Old Testament Texts. Life in Ancient Palestine / David C. Hopkins. The Ancient Near Eastern Literary Background of the Old Testament / Simon B. Parker. Introduction to the History of Ancient Israel /J. Maxwell Miller. Introduction to Israelite Religion / Gary A. Anderson. Introduction to Early Jewish Religion / John J. Collins. Ancient Texts and Versions of the Old Testament / Judith E. Sanderson. Introduction to the Pentateuch / Joseph Blenkinsopp --V. Introduction, Commentary, and Reflections. Genesis /Terence E. Fretheim. Exodus / Walter Brueggemann. Leviticus / Walter C. Kaiser, Jr |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Communication in politics -- United States.
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Government and the press -- United States.
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Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Public opinion -- United States.
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410 -- 1993-
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006372
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Author |
Vermeer, Jan Pons.
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LC no. |
94021292 |
ISBN |
0070674671 |
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