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The Bible as it was / James L. Kugel.
| Author/creator | Kugel, James L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, ©1997. |
| Description | xvii, 680 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The world of ancient biblical interpreters -- The creation of the world -- Adam and Eve -- Cain and Abel -- Noah and the flood -- The tower of Babel -- Abraham journeys from Chaldea -- Melchizedek -- The trials of Abraham -- Lot and Lot's wife -- Jacob and Esau -- Jacob and the angel -- Dinah -- Joseph's ups and downs -- Jacob's sons in Egypt -- Growing up in Pharaoh's court -- The exodus from Egypt -- The Red Sea -- Into the wilderness -- At Mt. Sinai -- The golden calf -- Worship in the wilderness -- Trouble along the way -- The bronze serpent, Balaam, and Phinehas -- The life of Torah -- Afterword. |
| Local note | Little-327491--305131023403P |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 617-646) and index. |
| LCCN | 97003299 |
| ISBN | 0674069404 (alk. paper) |