Water for a Thirsty Land: Israelite Literature and Religion (Fortress Classics in Biblical Studies)
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Book Description
Explores form, tradition, and theology
The chapters in this volume provide the general reader an opportunity to learn from one of the greatest biblical scholars of the twentieth century. Beginning with the most general and moving to focused topics, this work provides a rationale for continuing to engage the Old Testament in the modern world. Combining his research strengths in the literary history of Israel, form criticism, tradition history, and the history of religion, this volume covers narrative, prophecy, and the Psalms.
Rather than artifacts of a former generation, these essays are as fresh as ever in their perspective. To make it more helpful for students, each essay has been supplemented with additional notes and bibliography to show where the discussion has continued since Gunkel. This work will provide an excellent supplementary textbook for courses in the Old Testament or Bible.
About the Author
Hermann Gunkel (late Professor of Old Testament at the universities in Berlin, Giessen, and Halle, Germany) is one of the most important figures in the history of Old Testament research. He is best known as the founding figure of form criticism and as a member of the History of Religion School. Among his many works are: Genesis, Introduction to the Psalms, The Folktale, The Stories of Genesis, and The Influence of the Holy Spirit.
K. C. Hanson is the biblical studies editor at Fortress Press. His published works include Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts (with Douglas E. Oakman; Fortress Press, 1998).
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