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The Enjoyment of Scripture: The Law, the Prophets & the Writings
Author Samuel Sandmel, who died in 1979, was Helen A. Regenstein Professor of Religion at the University of Chicago Divinity School and a former president of the Society of Biblical Literature. In addition to authoring several monographs, Sandmel was the General Editor of 'The New English Bible: Oxford Study Edition.'
Contents: Narrative Prose. - God. - Compilers, Redactors, and Creators. - The Pentateuch. - The Deuteronomic Writings. - The Laws. - Verse and Poetry: Canticles, Lamentations, and Psalms. - Wisdom Literature: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job. - The Literary Prophets.
Also contains: A Note on Translations and Transliteration. - A Chart of History and Literature. - A List of Abbreviations.
Includes Bibliography and End-Notes.
Contents: Narrative Prose. - God. - Compilers, Redactors, and Creators. - The Pentateuch. - The Deuteronomic Writings. - The Laws. - Verse and Poetry: Canticles, Lamentations, and Psalms. - Wisdom Literature: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job. - The Literary Prophets.
Also contains: A Note on Translations and Transliteration. - A Chart of History and Literature. - A List of Abbreviations.
Includes Bibliography and End-Notes.
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 28, 1972
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