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The Old Testament : a historical and literary introduction to the Hebrew scriptures / Michael D. Coogan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c2006.Description: xx, 572 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0195139119 (pbk.)
  • 0195139100 (hardcover)
  • 9780195139112
  • 9780195139105
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.6/1 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1197 .C56 2006
Other classification:
  • 11.40
Online resources:
Contents:
Creations (Genesis 1-3) -- The formation of the Pentateuch -- Primeval history (Genesis 4-11) -- The Promised Land : geography, history, and ideology -- The ancestors of Israel (Genesis 12-50) -- Escape from Egypt (Exodus 1-15) -- From Egypt to Sinai (Exodus 16-24) -- Law and ritual (Exodus 20.22-23.33 and 25-40) -- Ritual and holiness (Leviticus) -- In the wilderness (Numbers) -- The end of the journey to the Promised Land (Deuteronomy) -- Joshua and the conquest of the Land of Canaan (Joshua) -- The emergence of Israel in the Land of Canaan (Judges and Ruth) -- The establishment of the monarchy (1 Samuel) -- The reign of David (2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1-2, and Psalm 132) -- The reign of Solomon (1 Kings 1-11 and Psalm 89) -- The divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah from the late tenth to the early eighth centuries BCE (1 Kings 12-2 Kings 14) -- The northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth
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Books Books Main Campus Library University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Stack BS 1197 .C56 2006 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 70459
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 558-559) and index.

Creations (Genesis 1-3) -- The formation of the Pentateuch -- Primeval history (Genesis 4-11) -- The Promised Land : geography, history, and ideology -- The ancestors of Israel (Genesis 12-50) -- Escape from Egypt (Exodus 1-15) -- From Egypt to Sinai (Exodus 16-24) -- Law and ritual (Exodus 20.22-23.33 and 25-40) -- Ritual and holiness (Leviticus) -- In the wilderness (Numbers) -- The end of the journey to the Promised Land (Deuteronomy) -- Joshua and the conquest of the Land of Canaan (Joshua) -- The emergence of Israel in the Land of Canaan (Judges and Ruth) -- The establishment of the monarchy (1 Samuel) -- The reign of David (2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1-2, and Psalm 132) -- The reign of Solomon (1 Kings 1-11 and Psalm 89) -- The divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah from the late tenth to the early eighth centuries BCE (1 Kings 12-2 Kings 14) -- The northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth

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