This Oxford Handbook is a serious resource for the study of the
literature of the Writings (Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Esther,
Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Ezra-Nehemiah,
Chronicles, Daniel) of the Hebrew Bible, including its context and
its scriptural/canonical shape and reception. A first section
provides an overview of the post-exilic period in which much of the
Writings was written, focusing on history, archeology, and the
development of major literary traditions, all of which provide the
context for understanding and interpreting this literature. A
second section contains creative studies of the books in the
Writings, focusing on structure, purpose, and distinctive
characteristics of this very diverse literature. A third section
looks at the Writings from larger and longer perspectives including
the ancient Near East, developing Judaism and Christianity, Qumran
and the Dead Sea Scrolls, music and the arts, and its canonization
and reception by Judaism and Christianity. This handbook has a
focus on the special character and shape of the Writings as
scripture and canon, including the recurring issues of diversity
and difference, dates of canonization, its special relationship to
other scripture and canon (Torah, Prophets, New Testament), and its
interpretation in religious and non-religious communities.
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