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Joshua In Reception History / Zev I. Farber -- New Perspectives On The Exile In Light Of Cuneiform Texts / Laurie Pearce -- New Perspectives On The Return From Exile And Persian-period Yehud / Mary Joan Winn Leith -- Yahwistic Religion In The Persian Period / Melody D. Knowles -- A Theological Comparison Of The Deuteronomistic History And Chronicles / Matthew J. Lynch -- Politics And Kingship In The Historical Books, With Attention To The Role Of Political Theory In Interpretation / Geoffrey Parsons Miller -- The Distinctive Roles Of The Prophets In The Deuteronomistic History And The Chronicler's History / Marvin A. Sweeney -- The Various Roles Of Women In The Historical Books / Mercedes L. García Bachmann -- David In Reception History / Dominik Markl -- The Historical Books In The New Testament / Steve Moyise -- The Deuteronomistic History As Literature Of Trauma / David Janzen -- Reading The Historical Books As Part Of The Primary History / Richard S. Briggs -- Synthetic And Literary Readings Of Chronicles And Ezra-nehemiah / Steven J. Schweitzer -- Deborah In Reception History / Joy A. Schroeder -- The Rise And Fall Of The So-called Chronicler's History And The Current Study Of The Composition Of Chronicles, Ezra, And Nehemiah / Ralph W. Klein -- Synchronic Readings Of Joshua-kings / Serge Frolov -- Yahwistic Religion In The Assyrian And Babylonian Periods / Richard S. Hess -- Divine And Human Violence In The Historical Books / Douglas S. Earl -- Feminist And Postcolonial Readings Of The Historical Books / Cameron B. R. Howard -- Solomon In Reception History / Sara M. Koenig -- The So-called Deuteronomistic History And Its Theories Of Composition / Thomas Römer -- Saul In Reception History / Barbara Green -- The Role Of Orality And Textuality, Folklore And Scribalism In The Historical Books / Susan Niditch -- Early Israel's Origins, Settlement, And Ethnogenesis / Ann E. Killebrew -- Text-critical Issues With Samuel And Kings / Julio Trebolle Barrera, Eugene Ul
This volume investigates the complex literary, historical, and theological dimensions of the historical books of the Hebrew Bible through a collection of expert scholarly essays. Editors Brad E. Kelle and Brent A. Strawn compile contributions from leading biblical scholars to examine the composition, reception, and cultural context of texts ranging from Joshua to Nehemiah. The work provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how these narratives function as both historical records and theological documents within the ancient Near Eastern world.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Scholars and students of theology frequently cite this handbook as a foundational reference for navigating contemporary debates in Hebrew Bible studies. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level research.
Page Count:
640
Publication Date:
2020-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
019026117X
ISBN-13:
9780190261177