Traditions of the Bible : A Guide to the Bible As It Was at the Start of the Common Era.
Title:
Traditions of the Bible : A Guide to the Bible As It Was at the Start of the Common Era.
Author:
Kugel, James L.
ISBN:
9780674039766
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (1080 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- 1. The World of Ancient Biblical Interpreters -- 2. The Creation of the World -- 3. Adam and Eve -- 4. Cain and Abel -- 5. Noah and the Flood -- 6. The Tower of Babel -- 7. Abraham Journeys from Chaldea -- 8. Melchizedek -- 9. The Trials of Abraham -- 10. Lot and Lot's Wife -- 11. Jacob and Esau -- 12. Jacob and the Angel -- 13. Dinah -- 14. Joseph's Ups and Downs -- 15. Jacob's Sons in Egypt -- 16. Growing Up in Pharaoh's Court -- 17. The Exodus from Egypt -- 18. The Red Sea -- 19. Into the Wilderness -- 20. At Mt. Sinai -- 21. The Golden Calf -- 22. Worship in the Wilderness -- 23. Trouble along the Way -- 24. The Bronze Serpent, Balaam, and Phinehas -- 25. The Life of Torah -- 26. Afterword -- Abbreviations -- Terms and Sources -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Illustration Credits -- Index.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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