books by David Noel Freedman (paleo-hebrew punishment uncovering)

books by David Noel Freedman

books:

The Relationship between Herodotus' History and Primary History

1 review
David Noel Freedman

University of South Florida, 1993

Comparing _The Histories_ with the Primary History
Sara Mandell and David Noel Freedman have written an engaging comparison of two major literary constructions of Antiquity. Chapter 1 demonstrates via Analytic Criticism that the narrator of _The Histories_ is an implied author to whom the real author gave his own name. Whereas the first chapter ends with "the real author is after all a literary artist, not an historian and not simply 'a pioneer ...

The Rivers of Paradise: Moses, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus and Muhammad As Religious Founders

2 reviews

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000

An excellent contemporary review
Contributions from the best contemporary thinkers provide explorations of the lives and beliefs of the five founders of major world religions: Moses, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus and Muhammad. These essays provide new insights into the careers of these individuals, blending biography with spiritual insights. An excellent contemporary review.

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

12 reviews

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000

superb resource!!
Excellent one volume bible dictionary. Treats a tremendouse amount of topics from books of the bible to people, places and things in the bible, and more. Probably the best one volume bible dictionary available. Very up to date research backs the articles, pespectives range from moderate to conservative.

Amos (Anchor Bible Series)

1 review
Francis I. Anderson, William Foxwell Albright

Anchor Bible, 1989

An Oustanding Contribution. . .
. . .to the Anchor Bible series and to serious study of Amos. I have been more than impressed with the Anchor Bible commentaries on the Minor Prophets and have included several, including this one, in a current class I'm teaching in the Minor Prophets. Of all these texts, Amos stands out as a masterpiece of modern, sensible Biblical scholarship. Nowhere else have I seen such attention to ...

The Nine Commandments : Uncovering the Hidden Pattern of Crime and Punishment in the Hebrew Bible

7 reviews
David Noel Freedman

Doubleday, 2000

The Master Weaver and the countdown to oblivion
A theory so plausible and eloquently argued that you want to give yourself a V-8 forehead slap. Freedman looks at the Ten Commandments (yes, he addresses ALL ten of them) in relationship to the Primary History in the Bible (the nine books from Genesis through Kings, minus Ruth). Along the way he disburses some very interesting information that will enhance Bible readers' future experience with ...

What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Do They Matter?

5 reviews

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007

Very Teachable material
Freedman and Kuhlken present a very teachable primer on the Dead Sea Scrolls. I have purchased half a dozen books on the Scrolls in preparation for an upcoming class I am teaching, and found this book to be unique in 1 way: it anticipates common questions regarding the Scrolls, and provides sound, concise answers. While not the most detail-oriented of the books I purchased, it still contains ...

The Anchor Bible Dictionary (6 Volume Set)

9 reviews
David Noel Freedman

Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1992

The Anchor Bible Dictionary
As a Catholic priest in parish ministry, I am always keen to keep up my study of Scripture and this Bible Dictionary hepls me to do that. I am also interested in the scholarly views of a broard range of contributors which this Dictionary provides and I enjoy the in depth way in which the articles explore each entry.

Leningrad Codex: A Facsimile Edition

7 reviews

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998

Words of old...
The Leningrad Codex (so named because it was housed in a museum in Leningrad, when it was Leningrad) is the oldest complete codex of the Hebrew Bible -- a codex being a book form, as opposed to scrolls; the other existing ancient codex, the Aleppo Codex, has a few sections missing; it may be older, but the incomplete nature (especially as it is missing part of the Torah) make its use limited. ...

The Paleo-Hebrew Leviticus Scroll (11 Qpaleolev)

1 review
David Noel Freedman, K. A. Mathews

American Schools of Oriental Research, 1985

Only for the series student of Biblical History
This book I doubt will be in the hands of the average person. I bought it out of an interest of having actual photos of ancient Hebrew manuscripts, and I was not disappointed. This book is mostly for the scholarly inclined since it deals with the type set of the Paleo-Hebrew Leviticus Scroll found in the Dead Sea area. There is an analysis of the writing style as well as some technical linguistic ...

Divine Commitment and Human Obligation: Selected Writings of David Noel Freedman : History and Religion ...

1 review
David Noel Freedman

Eerdmans Pub Co, 1996

Well worth reading
A brilliant collection of essays from the late David Noel Freedman. Useful to supplement any college course on the Hebrew Scriptures. Helped me to gain a better understanding of various biblical themes. Definitely worth adding to your library, personal or public.

Hosea (Anchor Bible)

2 reviews
Francis I. Andersen, David Noel Freedman

Doubleday, 1995

Thorough Work on Hosea
These two prominet OT scholars colloborate on this significant prophet. As Jesus and Peter quote from this book prominently in the NT, this book is key. (Hosea 2,6; 1 Pt. 2) They provide a very accurate and detailed philogical work which will likely be too much for even the most adamant layperson. The work really requires a working knowledge of the Hebrew to appreciate its depth of research ...

The Unity of the Hebrew Bible (The Distinguished Senior Faculty Lecture Series)

2 reviews
David Noel Freedman

University of Michigan Press, 1991

Plausible theory or just wishful thinking?
As Freedman acknowledges in his Preface, this book is the written version of three talks given at the University of Michigan in 1988. As lectures, they are little more than a sketch of the elements that distinguish the three main sections of the Hebrew Bible: The Primary History (Torah and the Former Prophets), The Latter Prophets, and The Writings. He spends a fair amount of time looking at the ...

The Anchor Bible Dictionary 6-Volume Prepack: (contains one copy of each volume) (The Anchor Yale Bible ...

Yale University Press, 1992

This is the most extensive Bible dictionary ever created. It is the first major Bible dictionary to be published in America in 30 years. It includes: 6 volumes of approximately 1,200 pages each; more than 6,000 entries; and, more than 7,000,000 words. It features nearly 1,000 contributors - all the biggest names from around the world. It is multicultural and interdisciplinary in scope. It provides an unprecedented interfaith exploration of the ...