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.

About the Author
Jaco Gericke holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament studies from the University of Pretoria. He is an associate research professor at North West University.

Steven Leonard Jacobs holds a D.D. and D.H.L from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He is a professor of religious studies and the Aaron Aronov Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies at The University of Alabama.


Book Information
ISBN 9781516508433
Author Vadim Jigoulov
Format Paperback
Page Count 420
Imprint Cognella, Inc
Publisher Cognella, Inc
Weight(grams) 826g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 21mm