
Exploring the Bible, 2nd Edition
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Designed for the introductory Biblical studies course, this text surveys both the Old and New Testaments. This book takes a clear and honest presentation of the passages in the Bible from the legacy of Genesis to the book of Revelation. Narratives include Jesus’s life and teachings and the promises of heaven and a new earth as they are outlined in the book of Revelation. Instructors and students can now access their course content through the Connect digital learning platform by purchasing either standalone Connect access or a bundle of print and Connect access. McGraw-Hill Connect® is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the course. Your subscription to Connect includes the following: • SmartBook® - an adaptive digital version of the course textbook that personalizes your reading experience based on how well you are learning the content. • Access to your instructor’s homework assignments, quizzes, syllabus, notes, reminders, and other important files for the course. • Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement. • The option to purchase (for a small fee) a print version of the book. This binder-ready, loose-leaf version includes free shipping. Complete system requirements to use Connect can be found here: http://www.mheducation.com/highered/platforms/connect/training-support-students.html
Preface v
Part One 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 Two The Torah (Divine Instruction)
Chapter 4 The Five Books of Torah (the Pentateuch): 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
Part Three The Prophets I
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
Part Four The Prophets II
Chapter 14 Israel’s Spokespersons for God
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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 Two The Torah (Divine Instruction)
Chapter 4 The Five Books of Torah (the Pentateuch): 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
Part Three The Prophets I
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
Part Four The Prophets II
Chapter 14 Israel’s Spokespersons for God
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
Chapter 3 The Ancient Near East: The Environment That Produced the Bible
Part Two The Torah (Divine Instruction)
Chapter 4 The Five Books of Torah (the Pentateuch): 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
Part Three The Prophets I
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
Part Four The Prophets II
Chapter 14 Israel’s Spokespersons for God
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
Chapter 4 The Five Books of Torah (the Pentateuch): 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
Part Three The Prophets I
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
Part Four The Prophets II
Chapter 14 Israel’s Spokespersons for God
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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
Part Three The Prophets I
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
Part Four The Prophets II
Chapter 14 Israel’s Spokespersons for God
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
Chapter 8 A New Vision of Moses’ Teaching: The Book of Deuteronomy
Part Three The Prophets I
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
Part Four The Prophets II
Chapter 14 Israel’s Spokespersons for God
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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
Part Four The Prophets II
Chapter 14 Israel’s Spokespersons for God
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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
Part Four The Prophets II
Chapter 14 Israel’s Spokespersons for God
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
Chapter 13 From the Glory of Solomon to Exile in Babylon: The Books of 1 and 2 Kings
Part Four The Prophets II
Chapter 14 Israel’s Spokespersons for God
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
Chapter 14 Israel’s Spokespersons for God
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
Part Five The Writings
Chapter 20 After the Exile: 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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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 Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
Chapter 27 The Second Canon: Books of the Apocrypha
Part Six 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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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 at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
Chapter 35 Paul and the Gentile Mission: Letters to Churches at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and Colossae
Chapter 36 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second 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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
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 Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
Chapter 39 Our Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
Glossary
Index
Index


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