A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

by John J. Collins

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John J. Collins's A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible or faith commitments. This more compact version of Collins's renowned Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is combined with even more student-friendly features, including charts, maps, photographs, chapter show more summaries, and bibliographies for further reading. Collins proceeds through the canon of the Old Testament and the Apocrypha, judiciously presenting the current state of historical, archaeological, and literary understanding of the biblical text, and engaging the student in questions of significance and interpretation for the contemporary world. The third edition is presented in a new and engaging format with new maps and images. An index has been added to the volume for the first time. show less

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DioceseofOttawa 153 reviews

A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible brings the crudition of John Collins's well-regarded Introduction to the Hebrew Bible with CD-ROM to a wider audience. A marvel of conciseness. It provides more student-friendly features than the larger Introduction, including new charts and maps, more illustrations, chapter summaries, illuminating vignettes, and selected bibliographies. A dedicated website -- fortresspress.com/collins -- includes test banks and classroom resources geared for the busy professor

Sep 11, 2013

dooney 170 reviews

EFM Year One text. I felt the book was inconsistent and rather choppy. I wonder if the longer text is an improvement.

Mar 30, 2014 (Edited)

freakindeacon 18 reviews

Liberal, non-historic viewpoint

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