List of Contributors . . x
List of Abbreviations . . xii
Preface . . xvii

Part I On the Discipline . . 1
SECTION 1. HISTORY OF THE DISCIPLINE IN THE LAST SEVENTY YEARS . . 3
SECTION 2. THE IMPACT OF OTHER DISCIPLINES UPON BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP . . 51

Part II Languages, Translation, and Textual Transmission of the Bible . . 133

Part III Historical and Social Study of the Bible . . 251
SECTION 1. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT . . 253
SECTION 2. INSTITUTIONS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS . . 317
SECTION 3. GENRES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS . . 283

Part IV The Composition of the Bible . . 457

Part V Methods in Biblical Scholarship . . 565

Part VI The Interpretation of the Bible . . 673

Part VII The Authority of the Bible . . 775

Index of Subjects and Names . . 860
Index of References . . 883