Kruger, Paul Albertus2011-01-072011-01-072000Kruger, PA 2000, 'Sosiologiese en antropologiese insigte en die studie van die Hebreeuse Bybel : 'n Bestekopname', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 137-173.0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15518Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThis article reviews the main trends in the social-scientific study of the Hebrew Bible. It focuses on the following central issues: the theoretical principles underlying this approach, anthropologists and the Hebrew Bible, the Hebrew Bible and comparative anthropology, anthropological evidence from African cultures, and the Hebrew Bible in social-scientific research: perils and prospects.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaSocial-scientific studyHebrew BibleAnthropology -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityArticle