The Hebrew Bible. David M. Carr

The Hebrew Bible

Isaiah 191, 257–8; cf. 130–7, 190–6, 257–61 Jeremiah 172; cf. 168–74 Ezekiel 188; cf. 186–9 Hosea 116; cf. 113–21 Amos 112; cf. 110–13 Jonah 255; cf. 255–6 Micah 129–30; cf. 126–30 Nahum 166; cf. 166–7 Zephaniah 168; cf. 167–8 Haggai 250; cf. 250–1 Zechariah 251; cf. 251–3 Psalms 73, 243–4; cf. 70–4; 241–6 Job 254 Proverbs 84; cf. 82–6 Ruth 256 Song of Songs/Solomon, Canticles 79; cf. 78–80, 280 Ecclesiastes/ Qoheleth 82; cf. 80–5, 280 Lamentations 183; cf. 182–3 Esther 279 Daniel 272; cf. 270–2 Ezra‐Nehemiah 278–9; cf. 252–3; 277–9 1–2 Chronicles 277 2 Maccabees 274 Ben Sira/Sirach 269–70 Enoch 268–9 Judith 274

What is a More on Method Box?

These boxes give a brief introduction to methods used to interpret the Hebrew Bible. They detail the sorts of questions that each method attempts to answer, give an example of how the method has been applied, and include a reference to an article or book with more information about the method under discussion.

Textual Criticism	6
Tradition History and Transmission History	41
African American Biblical Interpretation	55
Poetic Analysis	75
Afrocentric and Womanist Interpretation of the Bible	80
Source and Redaction Criticism	89
Feminist Criticism and History of Interpretation/Biblical Reception	93
Comparison with Non‐Biblical Texts	96
The Joseph Story and Literary Approaches	105
Postcolonial Criticism	148
Trauma Studies and the Bible	184
(Study of) Intertextuality	193
Insights from History of Religions	219
Ecological Biblical Criticism	220
Form Criticism and Genre	242

What is in Special Topics Boxes?

These boxes offer extra information relevant to the broader discussion. Some pull together relevant dates for a period, while others show parallels between texts, or summarize information on a theme or question that relates to the topic at hand. This information is not optional or superfluous. Instead, these boxes highlight topics that are worth focused attention.

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Contents of the Hebrew Bible/Tanakh/Old Testament	4
Bible Abbreviations, Chapters, and Verses	11
The Origins of Chapters and Verses	12
Overview: Order of Main Discussions of Biblical Books	21
Visualizing (the Possible Ancestors of) Ancient Israelites	26
ad, bc, bce, and ce	28
The Name of Israel’s God: Yahweh/the LORD	31
What Was Earliest “Israel” and Who Were “Judges”?	39
History and the Books of Joshua and Judges	40
The Name “Israel”	46
Labels (e.g. “Psalm of David”): What They (Don’t) Tell Us	69
Contrasts and Parallels between Biblical and Mesopotamian Flood Narratives	90
Significant Dates: The Northern Kingdom (“Israel”)	108
Hosea and the “Book of the Twelve Prophets”	120
Significant Dates: Judah under Assyrian Domination	124
A View from the Assyrian Imperial Court: The Annals of Sennacherib	126
Isaiah 6 and the “Call Narrative”	133