A Contemporary Introduction to the Bible av Colleen M. (Seton Hall University) Conway, David M. (Union Theological Seminary New York USA) Carr

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<p><b>Explore a timely introduction to the formation of the Bible in its historical and modern contexts</b></p><p>In the newly revised Second Edition of <i>A Contemporary Introduction to the Bible: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts</i>, accomplished scholars and authors Colleen M. Conway and David M. Carr deliver a rigorous, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to the Bible. The textbook places the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and New Testament in the broader context of world history, with a special focus on the empires that influenced the Bible¿s formation. Readers are introduced to the academic study of the Bible through a range of scholarly approaches.</p><p>Readers benefit from the inclusion of:</p><ul><li>A thorough introduction to the Bible in its ancient contexts, from the emergence of Israel¿s earliest traditions to the writing and reshaping of the Bible amidst Assyrian Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic and Roman empires. </li><li>The most up-to-date work in the field, seamles