The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism by Vadim Jigoulov

The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism by Vadim Jigoulov

The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism: A Secular Introduction provides students with a scholarly exploration of the literature and themes of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and cognate Near Eastern materials. The text features diverse interdisciplinary and methodological points of view from secular biblical scholars, offering readers a comprehensive, thoughtful, and accessible point of entry to the study of the ancient world and the religious heritage of Judaism.

The text approaches the scriptures of ancient Judaism without religious bias or dogmatic intent. Rather, the book is designed to ignite interest in the history and literature of the ancient world and to present the latest scholarship related to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. Students are introduced to Israelite religious traditions, their unique worldviews, and offered a primer on how to read ancient texts. Later chapters examine the histories and cultures of the ancient Near East and Jewish historiography. Legal texts, prophetic texts, biblical poetry and wisdom literature, and apocalyptic writings found within the Hebrew Bible and other related texts are analyzed.

Providing students a rich and complete introduction, The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism is an ideal text for courses in biblical studies.

Steven Leonard Jacobs holds the Aaron Aronov Endowed Chair of Judaic Studies at the University of Alabama where he is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies. He is the author, editor, or translator of sixteen books and numerous articles in the fields of Judaic Studies, the Holocaust, genocide, and contemporary issues. He received his BA from Penn State, his MAHL, DHL, and rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

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ISBN 13	9781516575039
ISBN 10	1516575032
Title	The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism
Author	Vadim Jigoulov
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cognella Academic Publishing
Year published	2020-02-11
Number of pages	420
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