From Adam to Armageddon Survey of the Bible

Provides a concise and clear introduction to Bible study and analysis that incorporates a religious studies perspective.

Preface

xi

Prelude

Approaches to the Bible

xv

The Bible as History, Religious Document, and Scripture

xv

Course Goals

xvi

Historic Outline and Biblical Order

xvii

Preparing for the Study

The Bible's Meaning

1

(1)

Preconditions for the Bible's Origin

2

(1)

Scholarly Study of the Bible

3

(1)

Historical Development

4

(3)

The Order of the Books

7

(2)

The Arena Out of Which the Bible Arose

9

(5)

Study Questions

12

(1)

Suggested Readings

13

(1)

``In the Beginning...''

The Book of Genesis

14

(7)

Were There Matriarchs as Well?

21

(1)

Moses and the Pentateuch

21

(6)

Questions Raised by the Exodus Story

27

(1)

The Eyes of Faith

27

(2)

A Priestly Manual: Leviticus

29

(3)

Study Questions

30

(1)

Suggested Readings

30

(2)

Shaping the Future: Becoming a Nation

The Nature of the History

32

(2)

Joshua and the Conquest of Canaan

34

(1)

The Era of the Judges

35

(1)

Samuel: The Transitional Figure

36

(1)

Saul: The First King

37

(1)

David: A Dilemma

37

(2)

Solomon: In All His Glory

39

(1)

The Division of the Land

39

(1)

The Story of Israel

40

(3)

Judah: The Apple of Yahweh's Eye

43

(3)

An Overview of the Deuteronomic History

46

(3)

Study Questions

47

(1)

Suggested Readings

48

(1)

The Prophets

A Prophet Defined

49

(1)

The Tradition of the Prophets

50

(2)

Stages of Prophetic Development

52

(13)

Conclusions about the Prophetic Tradition

65

(2)

Study Questions

66

(1)

Suggested Readings

66

(1)

From National to World Religion

The Shaping of Surviving Judaism

67

(3)

The Exilic Prophets

70

(8)

The Chronicler

78

(4)

Study Questions

80

(1)

Suggested Readings

81

(1)

The Late Hebrew Bible Period

A Rationale for Our Study

82

(3)

The Wisdom Tradition

85

(2)

The Literature of Wisdom

87

(13)

Study Questions

98

(1)

Suggested Readings

99

(1)

Interlude: The Apocrypha

Definition and History

100

(6)

Study Questions

105

(1)

Suggested Readings

105

(1)

Christianity: A Sect Within Judaism

Postexilic Judaism

106

(3)

Diversity Within Judaism

109

(2)

The Birth of Christianity

111

(7)

Study Questions

116

(1)

Suggested Readings

116

(2)

The Letters of Paul

The Importance of Paul

118

(4)

Seven Letters of Paul

122

(9)

Later Pauline or DeuteroPauline?

131

(4)

1 and 2 Timothy, Titus: The Pastoral Epistles

135

(3)

Paul and Women

138

(2)

Study Questions

139

(1)

Suggested Readings

139

(1)

The Synoptic Gospels: Stories About Jesus

The Gospels Defined

140

(1)

The Occasion for the Gospels

141

(1)

The Interrelationship of the Gospels

142

(3)

Mark

145

(3)

Matthew

148

(4)

Luke

152

(5)

The Gospel Within the Gospels

157

(2)

Acts

159

(3)

Study Questions

160

(1)

Suggested Readings

161

(1)

Other Letters and a Sermon

The Catholic Epistles

162

(1)

James

162

(2)

1 Peter

164

(1)

2 Peter

165

(1)

Jude

166

(1)

A Sermon: Hebrews

166

(3)

Study Questions

168

(1)

Suggested Readings

168

(1)

In the Name of John

Common Elements

169

(1)

Traditions About John

169

(1)

The Gospel of John

170

(7)

The Letters of John

177

(1)

Revelation

178

(7)

Study Questions

183

(1)

Suggested Readings

183

(2)

Postlude

The Forming of the Jewish and Christian Canons

185

(2)

The Standards of Canonicity

187

(1)

Pseudepigrapha and New Testament Apocrypha

188

(2)

The Transmission of the Bible Through the Centuries

190

(3)

Conclusion

193

(2)

Study Questions

193

(1)

Suggested Readings

193

(2)

Glossary

195

(18)

Index

213

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From Adam to Armageddon Survey of the Bible

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