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The Cambridge Companion to the Bible

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The Cambridge Companion to the Bible, Second Edition focuses on the ever-changing social and cultural contexts in which the biblical authors and their original readers lived. The authors of the first edition were chosen for their internationally recognized expertise in their respective fields: the history and literature of Israel; postbiblical Judaism; biblical archaeology; and the origins and early literature of Christianity. In this second edition, all of their chapters have been updated and thoroughly revised, with a view towards better investigating the social histories embedded in the biblical texts and incorporating the most recent archaeological discoveries from the Ancient Near East and Hellenistic worlds.

Language: English

Pages: 724

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: December 01, 2007

ISBN: 0521869978

ISBN 13: 9780521869973

The Cambridge Companion to the Bible

3.6/5 ( ratings)

The Cambridge Companion to the Bible, Second Edition focuses on the ever-changing social and cultural contexts in which the biblical authors and their original readers lived. The authors of the first edition were chosen for their internationally recognized expertise in their respective fields: the history and literature of Israel; postbiblical Judaism; biblical archaeology; and the origins and early literature of Christianity. In this second edition, all of their chapters have been updated and thoroughly revised, with a view towards better investigating the social histories embedded in the biblical texts and incorporating the most recent archaeological discoveries from the Ancient Near East and Hellenistic worlds.

Language: English

Pages: 724

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: December 01, 2007

ISBN: 0521869978

ISBN 13: 9780521869973

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