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1  Cover

2  Title page

3  Copyright

4  LIST OF FIGURES

5  LIST OF MAPS

6  MAIN DISCUSSIONS/OUTLINES OF BIBLICAL BOOKS

7  LIST OF BOXES

8  PREFACE

9  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

10  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

11  OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL PERIOD

12  TIMELINE

13  PROLOGUE: ORIENTATION TO MULTIPLE BIBLES AND MULTIPLE TRANSLATIONS

14 CHAPTER 1: STUDYING THE BIBLE IN ITS ANCIENT CONTEXT(S)Chapter OverviewWhy History Is Important in Studying the BibleThe Geography and Major Characters of the Biblical DramaMajor Periods in the Biblical DramaMultiple Contexts, Multiple MethodsLooking Forward to the Big PictureChapter One ReviewResources For Further StudyAppendix: Israel’s History and Empires

15 CHAPTER 2: THE EMERGENCE OF ANCIENT ISRAEL AND ITS FIRST ORAL TRADITIONSChapter OverviewImagining Early IsraelProblems in Reconstructing Early IsraelTraces of the Most Ancient Israelite Oral Traditions in the BibleThe Oral Background of GenesisFocus Text: The Song of DeborahThe Creation of “Israel” Through Cultural Memory of Resistance to DominationChapter Two ReviewResources for Further Study

16 CHAPTER 3: THE RISE OF WRITING AND ECHOES OF PAST EMPIRES IN MONARCHAL ISRAELChapter OverviewImagining Early Monarchal IsraelThe Rise of the Israelite Monarchy and Resistance to ItInfluence of Ancient Empires on Early Israel’s Monarchy and WritingsEchoes of Near Eastern Royal Theology in the Royal and Zion PsalmsEchoes of Texts from Earlier Empires in Writings Attributed to SolomonFocus Text: The Speech of Lady Wisdom in Proverbs 8Echoes of Texts from Past Empires Elsewhere in the BibleFocus Text: The Garden of Eden Story (Gen 2:4–3:24)ConclusionChapter Three ReviewResources for Further Study

17 CHAPTER 4: NARRATIVE AND PROPHECY AMIDST THE RISE AND FALL OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOMChapter OverviewSetting the Stage: The Rise of the Northern Kingdom of Israel and Its TextsAncient Near Eastern ProphecyAmos, a Southern Prophet Preaching Justice and Doom to the NorthHosea, the Northern Prophet, Calling for Israel’s Devotion to Yahweh AloneMicah, a Southern Prophet, Predicting Judgment for Judah and JerusalemIsaiah’s Vision of Hope for Jerusalem/Zion Embedded in the Book of IsaiahThe Use and Reuse of Biblical TraditionsFocus Text: Contrasting Prophetic Visions of Zion’s FutureChapter Four ReviewResources for Further Study

18 CHAPTER 5: TORAH AND OTHER TEXTS WRITTEN IN THE WAKE OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIREChapter OverviewReligious and Textual Reform Amidst the Downfall of AssyriaThe Deuteronomic Torah of Moses and the Phenomenon of HybridityHistorical Texts Infused with the Theology and Values of DeuteronomyJeremiah’s Prophecy of Judgment on ZionFocus Text: Deuteronomy 6:4–9New Scriptures in the Twilight of Judean MonarchyChapter Five ReviewResources for Further Study

19 CHAPTER 6: BIBLE FOR EXILES: PROMISE AND STORY IN THE NEO-BABYLONIAN EMPIREChapter OverviewThe Neo-Babylonian Destruction of Jerusalem and ExileForced Labor for Exiles Under NebuchadnezzarThe Exilic Editions of Biblical BooksEzekiel’s Move from Judgment to Promise with the Fall of JerusalemHope for Exiles in Second Isaiah (also called “Deutero-Isaiah”)From Promise in the Prophets to Promise in Two Pentateuchal Sources: L and PHistory and FictionFocus Text: Gen 12:1–3Conclusions on (Exilic) Trauma and the BibleChapter Six ReviewResources for Further Study

20 CHAPTER 7: PERSIAN EMPIRE AND THE EMERGENCE OF A TEMPLE-CENTERED JEWISH COMMUNITYChapter OverviewHistory: The Persian-Sponsored Building of a Temple- and Torah-Centered JudaismThe Final Formation of the TorahThe Book of Psalms as a Torah-Centered Collection of More Ancient PsalmsFocus Text: Isa 56:1–8Concluding Reflections on Scriptures in and After the ExileChapter Seven ReviewResources for Further Study

21 CHAPTER 8: HELLENISTIC EMPIRES AND THE FORMATION OF THE HEBREW BIBLEChapter OverviewJudaism and Hellenism Before the Hellenizing CrisisThe Crisis Over Hellenizing Jerusalem and the Book of DanielA Hellenistic Period Kingdom of Israel: The Hasmonean Revolt and MonarchyThe Hellenistic Period as the Setting for Other Hebrew Bible TextsFocus Text: Daniel 10–12The Formation of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Old Testament(s)ConclusionChapter Eight ReviewResources for Further Study

22  PROLOGUE TO THE STUDY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

23 CHAPTER 9: THE JESUS MOVEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ROMAN EMPIREChapter OverviewImagining the Jerusalem That Jesus KnewRome Comes to JerusalemThe Earliest Jesus TraditionsSearching for the Historical Jesus: Problems and ProposalsChapter Nine ReviewResources for Further Study

24 CHAPTER 10: PAUL AND HIS LETTERS IN THE ROMAN COLONIAL CHAPTER OUTLINEChapter OverviewPaul’s Travels and Letter CollectionWho Was Paul?Three Undisputed Letters of Paul: Galatians, 1 Corinthians, and RomansFocus Text: The Problem of Israel and the Place of the Gentiles (Romans 9–11)The Disputed LettersConclusion: From Letters to ScriptureChapter Ten ReviewResources for Further Study

25 CHAPTER 11: THE GOSPEL OF MARK: SUFFERING AND TRAUMA UNDER IMPERIAL RULEChapter OverviewThe Jewish War (66–70 ce)Pointers to the Dating and Context of the Gospel of MarkRising Popularity of Jesus and Rising Conflict with the Authorities (Mark 1:1–8:21)Teaching and More Misunderstanding on the Way (Mark 8:22–10:52)The Suffering Messiah (Mark 11:1–16:8)Mark’s Enigmatic EndingFocus Text: Mark 12:1–12Chapter Eleven ReviewResources for Further Study

26 CHAPTER 12: THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW: DEFINING COMMUNITY IN THE WAKE OF DESTRUCTIONChapter OverviewThe Synoptic ProblemThe Structure of the Gospel of MatthewThe Matthean Jesus and MosesThe Matthean Jesus, Righteousness, and Torah ObedienceThe Matthean Jesus, Wisdom, and TorahMatthew’s Apocalyptic Vision and the Kingdom of HeavenThe Matthean Polemic Against the PhariseesFocus Text: Matt 25:31–46Chapter Twelve ReviewResources for Further Study

27 CHAPTER 13: LUKE–ACTS: LEGITIMIZING THE JESUS MOVEMENT IN THE MIDST OF EMPIREChapter OverviewThe Lukan ProloguesThe Lukan Jesus in Continuity with Israel’s PastThe Jesus Movement in Continuity with Israel’s PastSalvation to the Gentiles in Luke–ActsSituating the Jesus Movement in the Roman EmpireThe Holy Spirit in Luke–ActsFocus Text: Jesus’s Sermon in Nazareth (Luke 4:14–30)Chapter Thirteen ReviewResources for Further Study

28 CHAPTER 14: THE GOSPEL OF JOHN AND THE JOHANNINE LETTERS: TURNING INWARD AS A STRATEGY FOR LIFE IN THE EMPIREChapter OverviewWho Is the Johannine Jesus?Knowing and Believing in the Johannine JesusOpposition from the WorldThe Problem of “the Jews” in the Gospel of JohnFocus Text: John 17The Johannine LettersChapter Fourteen ReviewResources for Further Study

29 CHAPTER 15: FOLLOWING CHRIST IN THE EMPIRE: DIVERSE APPROACHES IN THE NEW TESTAMENTChapter OverviewThe Revelation to John: Visions of “Conquering” Roman PowerFocus Text: Revelation 17–18Hebrews: Platonic Perspectives on Christ1 Peter: Living as Aliens and Accommodating to the EmpireConclusion: Three Different Relationships to the Roman EmpireChapter Fifteen ReviewResources for Further Study

30  Epilogue: The Final Formation of the Jewish and Christian Bibles

31  Glossary

32  Index

33  End User License Agreement