The Old Testament Interpreted: 20 Analytical Books
Biblical Criticism, Archaeology, Prophecy, and Classical Voices on Hebrew ScriptureBy Harold B. Hunting, Amy Steedman, James Hartwell Willard, Theophilus G. Pinches, T. K. Cheyne, Marian MacLean Finney, Robertson L. Whiteside, A. L. O. E., Noel Hope, Mildred Duff, G. F. Maclear, Emma Howard Wight, Diodorus of Sicily, Flavius Josephus, Tacitus, Celsus, Emperor Julian, Porphyry, Thomas Taylor
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The Old Testament Interpreted: 20 Analytical Books assembles a capacious inquiry into biblical meaning, reception, and controversy. Across historical synopsis, devotional exposition, critical analysis, and polemical reflection, the volume places scriptural narrative beside its Jewish, Christian, classical, and skeptical afterlives. Its range is especially significant: ancient historiography and critiques of biblical tradition stand in productive tension with modern explanatory and pedagogical writings, making interpretation itself the collection's central subject. The contributors span remarkable intellectual worlds. Diodorus of Sicily, Flavius Josephus, and Tacitus evoke the ancient historical record, while Celsus, Porphyry, and Emperor Julian represent influential pagan challenges to biblical and Christian claims. Later religious educators, exegetes, translators, and popular writers—including T. K. Cheyne, Theophilus G. Pinches, G. F. Maclear, and A. L. O. E.—bring philological, archaeological, theological, and instructional perspectives. Together, these voices illuminate the Old Testament's place within debates over antiquity, faith, empire, and modern criticism. This volume will reward students of biblical literature, religious history, and classical reception alike. It offers the unusual opportunity to compare divergent methods and convictions within one compass, tracing how sacred texts acquire meaning through argument, retelling, and study. Readers will find both a valuable educational resource and a stimulating dialogue among interpreters separated by centuries.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Literary Classics
Length103 hrs 40 mins
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Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Old Testament in the Light of the Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia
2Foreword
3Chapter I. The Early Traditions Of The Creation.
4Sidelights:—Merodach.
5Chapter II. The History, As Given In The Bible, From The Creation To The Flood.
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6Chapter III. The Flood.
7Chapter IV. Assyria, Babylonia, And The Hebrews, With Reference To The So-Called Genealogical Table.
8Chapter V. Babylonia At The Time Of Abraham.
9Chapter VI. Abraham.
10Salem.
11Chapter VII. Isaac, Jacob, And Joseph.
12Chapter VIII. The Tel-El-Amarna Tablets And The Exodus.
13Chapter IX. The Nations With Whom The Israelites Came Into Contact.
14Chapter X. Contact Of The Hebrews With The Assyrians.
15Sennacherib.
16Chapter XI. Contact Of The Hebrews With The Later Babylonians.
17Chapter XII. Life At Babylon During The Captivity, With Some Reference To The Jews.
18II.
19Chapter XIII. The Decline Of Babylon.
20Appendix. The Stele Inscribed With The Laws Of Ḫammurabi.
21The Laws Of Ḫammurabi.
22Appendix To The Third Edition.
23Notes And Additions.
24A Class-Book of Old Testament History
25A Class-Book of Old Testament History
26CHAPTER I. THE CREATION. Gen. i. ii. B.C. 4004.
27CHAPTER II. THE FALL. Gen. iii. B.C. 4004.
28BOOK III. FROM THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ISRAELITES IN EGYPT TO THE GIVING OF THE LAW.
29BOOK IV. THE MOSAIC WORSHIP AND POLITY.
30BOOK V. FROM THE DEPARTURE FROM SINAI TO THE DEATH OF MOSES.
31BOOK VI. JOSHUA AND THE CONQUEST OF WESTERN PALESTINE.
32BOOK VII. PERIOD OF THE JUDGES.
33BOOK VIII. FROM THE TIME OF SAMUEL TO THE ACCESSION OF DAVID.
34BOOK IX. THE REIGNS OF DAVID AND SOLOMON.
35BOOK X. KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL. PART I. Period of mutual hostility.
36KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL. PART II. Period of mutual alliance, and hostility to Syria.
37KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL. PART III. Renewal of mutual hostilities; decline of both kingdoms before the power of the Assyrian Empire.
38BOOK XI. FROM THE CAPTIVITY TO THE CLOSE OF THE CANON.
39APPENDIX.
40Hebrew Life and Times
41Hebrew Life and Times
42CHAPTER I ToC
43CHAPTER II ToC
44CHAPTER III ToC
45CHAPTER IV ToC
46CHAPTER V ToC
47CHAPTER VI ToC
48CHAPTER VII ToC
49CHAPTER VIII ToC
50CHAPTER IX ToC
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