The Oxford Handbook of the Writings of the Hebrew Bible

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The Oxford Handbook of the Writings of the Hebrew Bible
Copyright
Contents
Preface
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
1. Studying the Writings as Postexilic Literature and Canon
Part I History
	2. The Writings in the Early Postexilic Period (Cyrus through Ezra-​Nehemiah)
	3. The Writings in the Hellenistic and Roman Period
	4. Archaeology of the Postexilic Period and the Writings
Part II Institutional and Literary Traditions
	5. Cultic Traditions in the Writings: Priests and Levites in the Postexilic Period
	6. Wisdom Traditions and the Writings: Sage and Scribe
	7. Apocalyptic Visions and Revisions of the End in the Writings
	8. Postexilic Prose Traditions in the Writings: Novella Writers, Storytellers, and History Writers
	9. Postexilic Poetic Traditions in the Writings
Part III Literature
	10. Reading Psalms Sapientially in the Writings
	11. The Book of Job in the Context of the Writings
	12. Reading Proverbs as a Book in the Writings
	13. Lamentations and Canon: Conversations in the Dark
	14. Ruth: A Reading of Scripture?
	15. Esther’s Frame within the Writings
	16. Qoheleth in the Writings
	17. The Wisdom of Desire in the Song of Songs
	18. Reimagining Community Past and Present in Ezra and Nehemiah
	19. Chronicles and the Writings
	20. Reading Daniel as Part of the Writings
Part IV Later Interpretation
	21. Writings in the Dead Sea Scrolls
	22. Nascent Judaism: The Writings and the History of Religions
	23. Ancient Near Eastern Religions and the Writings
	24. The Divine–​Human Encounter in the Hebrew Wisdom of the Writings and the Confucian Analects
	25. Moving Texts: The Writings in Western Music and Visual Arts
	26. The Reception of the Writings and Their Place in the Biblical Canon
	27. The Canonical Shape and Function of the Writings
	28. Aspects of Jewish Reception of the Ketuvim (Writings)
	29. The Writings in the Christian Bible
	30. The Writings and Canon: Enduring Issues and Legacy
Index
Textual Index