04970cam a2200361 a 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077020001500094020001800109035002000127040004600147050002400193082001600217100005100233245010500284260005300389300003600442500002000478504003000498505054800528505036101076505065501437505076102092505020202853505048603055505020003541505077403741505003704515630002604552700003004578ocm12052523 OCoLC20230614070103.0850501s1986    njua     b    001 0 eng    a   85009510   a013478488X  a9780134784885  a(OCoLC)12052523  aDLCcDLCdOCLCGdYDXCPdOCLCGdCPEdZAAPA04aBS475.2b.H325 19860 a220.6/12191 aHauer, Christian E.q(Christian Ewing),d1930-13aAn introduction to the Bible :ba journey into three worlds /cChristian E. Hauer, William A. Young.  aEnglewood Cliffs, N.J. :bPrentice-Hall,cc1986.  axviii, 333 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes index.  aBibliography: p. 324-329.  aPart I: The three worlds of the Bible: An orientation: An orientation to the literary world; An orientation to the historical world; An orientation to the contemporary world; The problem: Journeying into the first two worlds; Questions for discussion and reflection -- Gearing up for the journey: An orientation to the methods of Biblical study: Intrinsic study: Journeying into the literary world; Extrinsic study: Entering the Historical world; Uses of the text: Traveling into the contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection  aPart II: The Torah: Origins: The Book of Genesis: Prehistory: Cosmic origins;  Prehistory: Communal origins;  Origins of the people of God;  The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- Covenant: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy: Let my people go;  You shall be my people and I shall be your God;  A look back, a look ahead  aPart III: Prophets: The nation Israel: Joshua, Judges, First and Second Samuel, First and Second Kings (The former prophets): The occupation of Canaan -- From tribes to state;  From State to empire: The United Kingdom;  From empire to exile: The divided kingdom;  The contemporary world;  Questions for discussion and reflection -- Covenant advocates: The Prophets of ancient Israel (The latter Prophets): Prophecy as a social phenomenon;  The prophets and their times; Prophetic speech and prophetic literature;  Prophetic themes: Covenant, Judgment, Redemption;  The Prophetic books;  The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection  aPart IV: The writings: Israel's sacred songs: Psalms, Song of Songs, and Lamentations: A people's poetry: The Book of Psalms;  The Megilloth;  The Song of Songs;  Lamentations;  The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- The way of wisdom: Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes: The literary world;  The wisdom movement in Israel and the Ancient Near East;  The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- The rest of the writings: Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Ruth, Esther and Daniel: The historical world: After the exile;  The literary world: The chronicler's history;  Two short stories: Ruth and Esther;  The horizon of history: The birth of Apocalyptic;  The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection  aPart V: Jewish life and literature (200 B.C.E. - 100 C.E.): The historical world: Varieties of classical Judaism; The Literary world; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection  aPart VI: The Proclaimer: Jesus of Nazareth: Evidence outside the Gospels -- The Gospels as sources: where did Jesus "fit"?;  Jesus and the titles attributed to Him; Conclusion; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- The Proclaimer becomes the proclaimed (Mark, Matthew, Luke and John): The growth of the Gospels;  The literary worlds of the Gospels; The historical settings of the Gospels; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection  aPart VII: The Acts of the Apostles: The birth of Christianity: The unity of Luke-Acts; The Acts as literature; The earliest church; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection  aPart VIII: Letters: Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles (The Letters of Paul): The quest for the "Historical" Paul;  Letters as literature;  The Letters of Paul in context; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- The growing church (The Pastoral and general Epistles, Hebrews and the Revelation of John): Toward a post-apostolic church (70-125 C.E.) -- The Pastoral Epistles: Be strong in the faith;  The letter to the Hebrews: Christ as High Priest and Mediator of a New Covenant: The General (Catholic) Epistles: For the whole Church (James, First Peter; Jude; Second Peter; First, second and third John);  The Revelation to John; What must happen soon; The New Testament Apocrypha; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection  aPart IX: Conclusion: Journey On!00aBiblevIntroductions.1 aYoung, William A.,d1945-