Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: And Deutero-Canonical Books

by John J. Collins

A leading textbook in studying the Hebrew Bible, this Course Pack is designed to help students in their research of and knowledge of the Hebrew Bible. The text is aimed explicitly at motivated students regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible or faith commitments. Collins proceeds through the canon of the Old Testament and the Apocrypha, judiciously presenting the current state of historical, archaeological, and literary understanding of the biblical text, and engaging the student in questions of significance and interpretation for the contemporary world. Each new copy is packaged with the paperback. The Study Companion to the Hebrew Bible is tied directly to the Introduction to the Hebrew Bible and features essential primary readings keyed to the text, along with a running timeline feature and discussions of technical terms, archaeological sites, and methods and concepts. Students can use the study guide as a workbook and a handy complement to the textbook and the Hebrew Bible itself.

640 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2014

About the author

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School. A native of Ireland, he has a doctorate from Harvard University, and earlier taught at the University of Chicago, and the University of Notre Dame. He has published widely on the subjects of apocalypticism, wisdom, Hellenistic Judaism, and the Dead Sea Scrolls and served as president of both the Catholic Biblical Association and the Society of Biblical Literature.