This Companion offers a concise and engaging introduction to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament.
The volume examines a range of topics, including the historical and religious contexts for the contents of the biblical canon, and critical approaches and methods, as well as newer topics such as the Hebrew Bible in Islam, Western art and literature, and c.
Providing an up-to-date \'snapshot\' of scholarship, it includes essays, specially commissioned for this volume, by twenty-three leading scholars.
This Companion offers a concise and engaging introduction to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament