Category: Composition

Introducing the Introduction of the Psalter

By jcatanzaro, September 3, 2009 11:53 pm

We are blessed to have Dr. Robert Cole (Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Semitic languages at SEBTS) as a guest contributor today at Considering the Canon. He has recently completed his sabbatical and has submitted a report on the Psalter to the faculty. We are very fortunate to have an abbreviated portion of his report. Thank you, Dr. Cole!  –Jonathan Catanzaro Continue reading 'Introducing the Introduction of the Psalter'»

The Formation of Individual Books: Composition

By tmckenzie, May 21, 2009 8:40 am

In this post, Dr. Tracy McKenzie follows up on his previous post and gives a description of the process of the formation of biblical books, i.e. composition. Enjoy!

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        In my last post, I mentioned two considerations we want to take seriously in this blog. The first consideration concerns the shape of the canon in the Hebrew Bible. We will continue to treat that consideration in the coming weeks. The second consideration with which I concluded my first post involves not only the formation of the canon but also the formation of biblical books. Continue reading 'The Formation of Individual Books: Composition'»

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