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The Formation of the Hebrew Bible

A New Reconstruction

By: David M. Carr

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The Formation of the Hebrew Bible

A New Reconstruction

By: David M. Carr

David Carr rethinks both the methods and historical orientation points for research into the growth of the Hebrew Bible into its present form.

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OUP USA

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019974260X

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Holy Resilience

The Bible's Traumatic Origins

By: David McLain Carr

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The Bible's Traumatic Origins

By: David McLain Carr

A leading biblical scholar offers a powerful reexamination of the Bible's origins and its connections to human suffering Human trauma gave birth to the Bible, suggests eminent religious scholar David Carr. The Bible's ability to speak to suffering is a major reason why the sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity have retained their relevance for thousands of years. In his fascinating and provocative reinterpretation of the Bible's origins, the author tells the story of how the Jewish people and Christian community had to adapt to survive multiple catastrophes and how their holy scriptures both reflected and reinforced each religion's resilient nature. Carr's thought-provoking analysis demonstrates how many of the central tenets of biblical religion, including monotheism and the idea of suffering as God's retribution, are factors that provided Judaism and Christianity with the strength and flexibility to endure in the face of disaster. In addition, the author explains how the Jewish Bible was deeply shaped by the Jewish exile in Babylon, an event that it rarely describes, and how the Christian Bible was likewise shaped by the unspeakable shame of having a crucified savior.

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Yale University Press

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0300204566

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9780300204568

Reading the Fractures of Genesis

Historical and Literary Approaches

By: David McLain Carr

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Historical and Literary Approaches

By: David McLain Carr

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664220711

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9780664220716

Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus

By: David W. Pao

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Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus

By: David W. Pao

For an eye-opening understanding of Acts, readers discover clues to its structure and meaning hidden in Isaiah and the new Exodus message.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1498299431

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9781498299435

The Formation of Genesis 1-11

Biblical and Other Precursors

By: David M. Carr

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The Formation of Genesis 1-11

Biblical and Other Precursors

By: David M. Carr

There is general agreement in the field of Biblical studies that study of the formation of the Pentateuch is in disarray. David M. Carr turns to the Genesis Primeval History, Genesis 1-11, to offer models for the formation of Pentateuchal texts that may have traction within this fractious context. Building on two centuries of historical study of Genesis 1-11, this book provides new support for the older theory that the bulk of Genesis 1-11 was created out of a combination of two originally separate source strata: a Priestly source and an earlier non-Priestly source that was used to supplement the Priestly framework. Though this overall approach contradicts some recent attempts to replace such source models with theories of post-Priestly scribal expansion, Carr does find evidence of multiple layers of scribal revision in the non-P and P sources, from the expansion of an early independent non-Priestly primeval history with a flood narrative and related materials to a limited set of identifiable layers of Priestly material that culminate in the P-like redaction of the whole. This book synthesizes prior scholarship to show how both the P and non-Priestly strata of Genesis also emerged out of a complex interaction by Judean scribes with non-biblical literary traditions, particularly with Mesopotamian textual traditions about primeval origins. The Formation of Genesis 1-11 makes a significant contribution to scholarship on one of the most important texts in the Hebrew Bible and will influence models for the formation of the Hebrew Bible as a whole.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0190062541

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9780190062545

The Curse of Ham in the Early Modern Era

The Bible and the Justifications for Slavery

By: David M. Whitford

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The Curse of Ham in the Early Modern Era

The Bible and the Justifications for Slavery

By: David M. Whitford

For hundreds of years, the biblical story of the Curse of Ham was marshalled as a justification of serfdom, slavery and human bondage. According to the myth, having seen his father Noah naked, Ham's is cursed to have his descendants be forever slaves. In this new book the Curse of Ham is explored in its Reformation context, revealing how it became the cornerstone of the Christian defence of slavery and the slave trade for the next four hundred years. It shows how broader medieval interpretations of the story became marginalized in the early modern period as writers such as Annius of Viterbo and George Best began to weave the legend of Ham into their own books, expanding and adding to the legend in ways that established a firm connection between Ham, Africa, slavery and race. For although in the original biblical text Ham himself is not cursed and race is never mentioned, these writers helped develop the story of Ham into an ideological and theological defence for African slavery, at the precise time that the Transatlantic Slave Trade began to establish itself as a major part of the European economy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Skilfully weaving together elements of theology, literature and history, this book provides a fascinating insight into the ways that issues of religion, economics and race could collide in the Reformation world. It will prove essential reading, not only for those with an interest in early modern history, but for anyone wishing to try to comprehend the origins of arguments used to justify slavery and segregation right up to the 1960s.

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Routledge

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1351891820

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9781351891820

Reading the Fractures of Genesis

Historical and Literary Approaches

By: David McLain Carr

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Historical and Literary Approaches

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An Introduction to the Bible

Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts

By: David M. Carr,Colleen M. Conway

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An Introduction to the Bible

Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts

By: David M. Carr,Colleen M. Conway

This groundbreaking introductory textbook explores the emergence and development of the Bible, placing it in the broader context of world history. It particularly focuses on the role of a number of empires in the formation of the Biblical canon. Explores the historical role the Bible has played in subsequent empires, and its enduring influence in the contemporary world, resulting in a balanced overview of the historical forces that shaped the canon Explores topics including: the formation of the Pentateuch, the development of the earliest Old Testament stories, the historical study of the Gospel traditions surrounding Jesus; the influence of Roman rule in the provinces where Paul spent much of his ministry; and the interpretation of the Biblical texts and their use by different faith communities Incorporates numerous student-friendly features throughout, including study questions, review sections, bibliographies, timelines, and illustrations and photos

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Wiley-Blackwell

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1405167378

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Holy Resilience

The Bible's Traumatic Origins

By: David McLain Carr

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The Bible's Traumatic Origins

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Yale University Press

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From D to Q

A Study of Early Jewish Interpretations of Solomon's Dream at Gibeon

By: David McLain Carr

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A Study of Early Jewish Interpretations of Solomon's Dream at Gibeon

By: David McLain Carr

Thoroughly revised version of my 1988 dissertation, Royal ideology and the technology of faith: a comparative Midrash study of 1 Kgs 3:2-15--Pref.

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Society of Biblical Literature

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1555405290

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9781555405298

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The Formation of the Hebrew Bible

The Formation of the Hebrew Bible

Holy Resilience

Holy Resilience

Reading the Fractures of Genesis

Reading the Fractures of Genesis

Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus

Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus

The Formation of Genesis 1-11

The Formation of Genesis 1-11

The Curse of Ham in the Early Modern Era

The Curse of Ham in the Early Modern Era

Reading the Fractures of Genesis

Reading the Fractures of Genesis

An Introduction to the Bible

An Introduction to the Bible

Holy Resilience

Holy Resilience

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