Exploring the Bible - Stephen E. Harris

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Résumé :
Exploring the Bible provides students with a clear, concise, and accessible introduction to the Bible, both Old and New Testaments. The book combines current scholarship with a fresh, readable analysis of the biblical literature, placing each document in its socio-historical context. Student-friendly, it facilitates learning with helpful pedagogical features, ranging from Key Topics/Themes summarizing crucial information at the head of each chapter to an extensive glossary of essential terms at the end of the book. At the close of each chapter, Questions for Discussion and Review contribute to stimulating class discussions. Recommended Readings emphasize the most current--and easily accessible--references for further study.

Biographie:
Stephen L. Harris is Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento, where he served ten years as department chair. A Woodrow Wilson Fellow, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University. A member of the Society of Biblical Literature, his publications include Understanding the Bible (8th edition, 2011); The Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (with Robert Platzner); Classical Mythology: Images and Insights (with Gloria Platzner); Exploring the Bible; and Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes, a survey of volcanic hazards on the U.S. Pacific Coast; and for National Geographic Books, Restless Earth, a study of global earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. He contributed the chapter on Archaeology and Volcanism to the Encyclopedia of Volcanoes (Academic Press, 2000).

Sommaire:
Part I: An Introduction to the Bible and the Biblical World Chapter 1 - The Bible: An Overview Chapter 2 - How the Bible Was Created: Transmission, Canonization, and Translation Chapter 3 - The Ancient Near East: The Environment that Produced the Bible Part II: The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Chapter 4 - A Survey of the Torah (Divine Teaching): Themes and Theories Chapter 5 - In the Beginning: The Book of Genesis Chapter 6 - Freedom and Responsibility: The Book of Exodus Chapter 7 - Law, Holiness, and Rebellion: The Books of Leviticus and Numbers Chapter 8 - A New Vision of Moses' Teaching: The Book of Deuteronomy Chapter 9 - The Story of Ancient Israel: How the Promised Land Was Gained and Lost Chapter 10 - Faith and War: The Book of Joshua Chapter 11 - Yahweh's Warriors: The Book of Judges Chapter 12 - The Rise of David and the Birth of a Kingdom: The Books of 1 and 2 Samuel Chapter 13 - From the Glory of Solomon to Exile in Babylon: The Books of 1 and 2 Kings Chapter 14 - The Prophets: Proclaiming the Word of Yahweh Chapter 15 - Prophets to the Northern Kingdom: The Oracles of Amos and Hosea Chapter 16 - Prophets of the Assyrian Threat: The Oracles of Isaiah, Micah, Zephaniah, and Nahum Chapter 17 - Prophets of the Babylonian Crisis: The Oracles of Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Obadiah Chapter 18 - Prophets in Exile: The Oracles of Ezekiel and Second Isaiah Chapter 19 - After the Exile: Israel's Last Prophets: The Oracles of Haggai, Zechariah, Third Isaiah, Joel, Malachi, and Jonah Chapter 20 - The Writings: Israel's Changing Life with God Chapter 21 - The Postexilic Readjustment: The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah Chapter 22 - Worshiping at the Second Temple: Hebrew Poetry and the Book of Psalms Chapter 23 - Israel's Wisdom Writers: The Books of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes Chapter 24 - Festival Scrolls: The Books of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, and Esther Chapter 25 - Reinterpreting Israel's History: The Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles Chapter 26 - Keeping God's Law in a Hostile World: Revolt of the Maccabees and the Book of Daniel Chapter 27 - The Second Canon: Books of the Apocrypha Part III: The New Testament Chapter 28 - The World in Which Christianity Originated: Roman Power, Greek Culture, and the Cult of Deified Rulers Chapter 29 - First-Century Judaism: Diversity, Messianic Expectations, and the Birth of Christianity Chapter 30 - Telling Jesus' Story: The Gospel of Mark Chapter 31 - The Synoptic Problem: The Gospel of Matthew and Its Relationship to the Gospels of Mark and Luke Chapter 32 - Jesus as a Savior for All Nations: The Gospel of Luke Chapter 33 - Another Way of Telling Jesus' Story: The Gospel of John Chapter 34 - An Account of Early Christianity: The Book of Acts Chapter 35 - Paul and the Gentile Mission: Letters to Churches in Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae Chapter 36 - Continuing the Pauline Tradition: 2 Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians, and the Pastoral Epistles Chapter 37 - General Letters on Faith and Behavior: Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles Chapter 38 - Continuing the Apocalyptic Hope: The Book of Revelation Chapter 39 - Our Judeo-Christian Heritage: The Biblical Concept of God Glossary