Crisis and Story: Introduction to the Old Testament

Introduction: Patterns of Memory PART I. THE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL Section 1. The Empire of David and Solomon 1. The First Crisis 2. The Davidic and Zion Traditions 3. The Yahwist 4. Visions of the Ways of God with Mortals Section 2. From Dissolution to Destruction 5. The MosesSinai Story in Northern Israel 6. Judah and the Assyrian Empire 7. The Second Crisis PART II. THE RISE OF JUDAISM Section 1. The Babylonian and Persian Periods 8. The Prophets and a New Nation 9. Theological Issues Confronting Early Judaism 10. Wilderness and Temple 11. Judaism Engaging a Gentile World Section 2. The Challenge of Hellenism 12. Apocalyptic Vision and Emerging Nationalism 13. The Essenes of Qumran 14. Sadducees, Samaritans, Zealots, and Pharisees 15. The Third Crisis Glossary Index of Subjects Index of Scriptural PassagesW. Lee Humphreys is the author of 'Crisis and Story: Introduction to the Old Testament', published 1990 under ISBN 9780874849349 and ISBN 0874849349.