1st Edition
The Heart of the Bible Volume Two: The Literature of the Jewish People
1. A Period of Reformation 2. The Priestly Code and the Dawn of History 3. Literature of Protest 4. The Problem of Suffering 5. The Hymnal of the Jewish Church 6. Writings of the Wise Men 7. Later Post-Exilic Prophets 8. The Formation of the Canon 9. The Chronicler 10. The Story of Queen Esther 11. The Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 12. The Book of Daniel 13. The Story of Judith 14. A History of Persecution and the Maccabean Revolt 15. Two Greek Additions to Old Testament Literature 16. The Last Century Before Christ. Index.
Biography
Jeannie B. Thomson Davies
Review for the original editions:
“This sound and simple historical and literary introduction to the Bible is a joy to the reader and a fine instrument for the teacher. At the same time it is an anthology excellently chosen for the purposes of study as well as for those of aesthetic enjoyment and spiritual edification. … Each volume has a completeness of its own, but every school library, and indeed every library, public or private, should possess all three.” – Religion in Education (now British Journal of Religious Education)
