The Bible is HumanColumbia University Press, 1942 - 330 pages Presents as its theme the importance of God as revealed in the secular history of Israel. Features a scientific approach and the significance of Bible history. |
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... Jewish and Christian . As the only surviving fragment of the Hebrew people , the Jews thus naturally acquired a ... Jewish tone or coloring wherever possible . Thus the importance of the Jewish community became so great that their ...
... Jewish and Christian . As the only surviving fragment of the Hebrew people , the Jews thus naturally acquired a ... Jewish tone or coloring wherever possible . Thus the importance of the Jewish community became so great that their ...
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... Jewish compilers and editors are quite clear : Gibeah of Benjamin was the home of Saul , the first king of Ephraim . There was violent antagonism between Saul and the Judean King David , as well as between Judah and Ephraim . This ...
... Jewish compilers and editors are quite clear : Gibeah of Benjamin was the home of Saul , the first king of Ephraim . There was violent antagonism between Saul and the Judean King David , as well as between Judah and Ephraim . This ...
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... Jewish masses in and after the exile took possession of the objective practices and verbal symbols of religion , it now becomes a matter of primary importance to emphasize that the central problem of mishpat , or social justice , was ...
... Jewish masses in and after the exile took possession of the objective practices and verbal symbols of religion , it now becomes a matter of primary importance to emphasize that the central problem of mishpat , or social justice , was ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH | 17 |
THE JOSEPHITE ENCLAVE | 35 |
Copyright | |
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