A.TimeB.C.E.referstodatesBeforetheCommonEra,whatusedtobecalledB.C.(BeforeChrist).C.E.referstodatesoftheCommonEra,whatusedtobecalledA.D.(annodomini,intheyearofourLord).Thischangeinterminologyhasbeendevelopedtodivestthedatingschemeofsectarianreligiousassociations.
RememberthatyeardatesandcenturydatesruninreverseinB.C.E.Forexample,theninthcenturyB.C.E.isthe800s,and850B.C.E.isearlierthan800B.C.E.A...[阅读全文]
得窥天境
得窥天境，须看透红尘万丈；人神相通，只凭借灵犀一缕。信靠耶稣，此外路路是绝望；坚定不移，万里迢迢聚天堂。
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C.TraditionAnalysisThetextoftheHebrewBiblecontainstherecordofIsrael'sfaithjourneyanditsapplicationoftraditiontolife.AsIsraelfacednewhistoricalchallengesittookthefaithexpressionsofitsancestorsandreappliedthemanew.ItsliteratureistheproductofaGod-fearingcommunity.ThepeoplewhowrotethebooksoftheBiblecomposedthemastheexpressionoftheirfaithandbecausetheybelievedthesewritingsmightinspirefaith,courage,andu...[阅读全文]
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B.HistoricalAnalysisBecausetheoriginoftheHebrewBibleisfardistantfromus,wewillneedtorecovertheoriginalhistoricalandgeographicalsettingoftheHebrewBibleinordertounderstandandappreciateit.Insofarasweareable,wemusttotrytoseetheworldasDavid,Isaiah,andEzrasawit.Thoughnotaneasyjob,itisarewardingone.Todosowewilldrawuponthediscoveriesofgenerationsofhistorians,archaeologists,andbiblicalscholars.
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A.LiteraryAnalysisTheliterarymaterialoftheHebrewBibleissomeofthemostancientoftheWesternliterarytradition,butthisdoesnotmeanitisprimitiveorartless.Itswriterswereoftenmasterfulinutilizingarichrepertoireofliterarytechniques,includinghyperbole,metaphor,symbolism,allegory,personification,irony,wordplay,andparallelism.
Conventionsdifferdependingonthetypeofliterature,sowewillneedtodevelopasensitivity...[阅读全文]
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3.InterpretingtheOldTestamentReadinghasneverbeenassimpleasitseems,especiallywhenitcomestotheBible.Theprocessofreadingisalwaysgovernedbyatheory,consciousorunconscious,ofhowatextshouldbeinterpreted.Whenweapproachatextwetypicallyhaveapreliminaryideaofitstype,asinabookstorewherevolumesarearrangedinfiction,biography,travel,self-help,andothercategories.
CategorizingtheBibleisdoublydifficult.Sinceiti...[阅读全文]
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Table1CanonsoftheOldTestamentGototheNewRevisedStandardVersionoftheHolyBible*BooknamesinitalicsaretheapocryphalbooksoftheRomanCatholiccanon,sometimescalledthedeuterocanonicalbooks.HEBREWBIBLE/TANAK
(JewishBible)
I.Law(Torah)
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
II.Prophets(Nevi'im)
A.FormerProphets
Joshua
Judges
1Samuel
2Samuel
1Kings<...[阅读全文]
(JewishBible)
I.Law(Torah)
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
II.Prophets(Nevi'im)
A.FormerProphets
Joshua
Judges
1Samuel
2Samuel
1Kings<...[阅读全文]
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B.CanonsAfinalauthoritativecollectionofbooksiscalledacanon.Thisimpliesthatotherbookswereavailablebutwerenotchosen.Thebiblicalcanoninstitutionalizesthechoicesthatweremade.Therewere,infact,manymoreJewishwritings,writteninbothHebrewandGreek,circulatingwithintheJewishcommunitybeforethecommonera.ButtheJewishcommunitycametoacceptonlyacertainnumberofbooksastheonesthroughwhichtheybelievedGodspoke.Thesethe...[阅读全文]
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A.HebrewBible,OldTestament,TanakIfyourframeofreferenceistheJewishtradition,theOldTestamentisthecollectionofsacredwritingsfromancientIsraelandiscalledtheHebrewBible,orHebrewScriptures,orWrittenTorah(todistinguishitfromtheOralTorahoftherabbis).
IfyourframeofreferenceistheChristiantradition,theHebrewBibleisreferredtoastheOldTestament--oldbecauseChristiansviewitastheindispensableprologuetotheNewTe...[阅读全文]
IfyourframeofreferenceistheChristiantradition,theHebrewBibleisreferredtoastheOldTestament--oldbecauseChristiansviewitastheindispensableprologuetotheNewTe...[阅读全文]
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A.JacobversusEsau:StealingtheBlessing(25:19-28:22)ThebirthnarrativeofJacobandEsauestablishespointsofcontactwiththeAbrahamcycle.Rebekahwasbarren.LikeSarahbeforehershehadchildrenonlyafterYahwehintervened.Thepregnancyprovedpainfulasthebabiesjostledeachotherinthewomb.Yahwehrevealedthiswashappeningbecausethetwinswouldberivals.Twonationsareinyourwomb,andtwopeoplesbornofyouwillbedivided;theonewillbestron...[阅读全文]
