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The Bible as it was
Title:
The Bible as it was
Author:
Kugel, James L.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1997.
Physical Description:
xvii, 680 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
The world of ancient biblical interpreters -- The creation of the world -- Adam and Eve -- Cain and Abel -- Noah and the flood -- The tower of Babel -- Abraham journeys from Chaldea -- Melchizedek -- The trials of Abraham -- Lot and Lot's wife -- Jacob and Esau -- Jacob and the angel -- Dinah -- Joseph's ups and downs -- Jacob's sons in Egypt -- Growing up in Pharaoh's court -- The exodus from Egypt -- The Red Sea -- Into the wilderness -- At Mt. Sinai -- The golden calf -- Worship in the wilderness -- Trouble along the way -- The bronze serpent, Balaam, and Phinehas -- The life of Torah -- Afterword.
ISBN:
9780674069404
Format :
Book