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This handbook provides an important resource for the serious study of the Writings of the Hebrew Bible. It addresses historical and literary contexts as well as its roles as scripture and canon in Judaism and Christianity. The volume provides creative presentations of the messages and import of the books and the canonical division as a whole.
List of contents
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1. Studying The Writings As Post-Exilic Literature and Canon Donn F. Morgan
- History
- 2. The Early Post-Exilic Period in the Writings (Cyrus through Ezra-Nehemiah) Lester L. Grabbe
- 3. The Writings in the Hellenistic and Roman Period Timothy H. Lim
- 4. Archeology of the Post-Exilic Period and the Writings Benjamin D. Gordon
- Institutional and Literary Traditions
- 5. Cultic Traditions in the Writings: Priests and Levites in the Post-Exilic Period Mark A. Leutcher
- 6. Wisdom Traditions and the Writings: Sage and Scribe James L. Crenshaw
- 7. Apocalyptic Visions and Revisions of the End in the Writings Bennie H. Reynolds III
- 8. Post-Exilic Prose Traditions in the Writings: Novella Writers, Story Tellers, and History Writers Thomas M. Bolin
- 9. Post-exilic Poetic Traditions in the Writings S.E. Gillingham
- Literature
- 10. Reading Psalms Sapientially in the Writings William P. Brown
- 11. The Book of Job in the Context of the Writings Katherine J. Dell
- 12. Reading Proverbs as a Book in the Writings Julius Steinberg
- 13. Lamentations and Canon: Conversations in the Dark Scott Ellington
- 14. Ruth: A Reading of Scripture? A. Graeme Auld
- 15. Esther's Frame within the Writings Timothy J. Stone
- 16. Qoheleth in the Writings Erhard S. Gerstenberger
- 17. The Wisdom of Desire in the Song of Songs Carey Walsh
- 18. Reimagining Community Past and Present in Ezra and Nehemiah Melody D. Knowles
- 19. Chronicles and the Writings John C. Endres
- 20. Reading Daniel as Part of the Writings Ralph W. Klein
- Later Interpretation
- 21. Writings in the Dead Sea Scrolls Lawrence H. Schiffman
- 22. Nascent Judaism: The Writings and the History of Religions John L. Berquist
- 23. Ancient Near Eastern Religions and the Writings Daniel C. Snell
- 24. The Divine Human Encounter in the Hebrew Wisdom of the Writings and the Confucian Analects Archie Chi-Chung Lee
- 25. Moving Texts: The Writings in Western Music and Visual Arts Roger Ferlo
- 26. The Reception of the Writings and their place in the Biblical Canon Lee Martin McDonald
- 27. The Canonical Shape and Function of the Writings Timothy J. Stone
- 28. Aspects of Jewish Reception of the Ketuvim (Writings) Alan Cooper
- 29. The Writings in the Christian Bible Mark W. Elliott
- 30. The Writings and Canon: Enduring Issues and Legacy Donn F. Morgan
About the author
Donn F. Morgan spent his career teaching Old Testament at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, a founding member of the Graduate Theological Union, in Berkeley, California. His special interests included biblical wisdom literature, the Psalms, scripture and canon, the Writings, and the post-exilic period of ancient Israel. In addition to his teaching and research, he held administrative and other positions in theological education. He is the author of six books, including
Between Text & Community: The "Writings" in Canonical Interpretation.
Summary
This handbook provides an important resource for the serious study of the Writings of the Hebrew Bible. It addresses historical and literary contexts as well as its roles as scripture and canon in Judaism and Christianity. The volume provides creative presentations of the messages and import of the books and the canonical division as a whole.
