Designed to help students actively engage with the Old Testament, this title contains questions to encourage further thought.

Gordon McConville

Cover

Title

Copyright

List of illustrations

Key to panels

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Abbreviations

1 What are the Histories? A survey of recent scholarship

Overview of the Histories

Some questions

The Histories in their ancient Near Eastern context

The Histories as literary texts

The Histories as historical documents

The Histories as part of a larger story

The Histories, theology and ethics

Conclusion

2 The ancient Near East, 1550–63 BC

1550–1200 BC

1200–934 BC

934–610 BC

610–539 BC

539–332 BC

332–63 BC

3 Joshua

Outline

Critical issues

4 Judges

5 1 and 2 Samuel

6 1 and 2 Kings

7 Joshua–Kings and theories of Deuteronomistic historiography

The Deuteronomistic History: a survey of scholarship

Evaluation

8 Ruth

9 Esther

10 Ezra and Nehemiah

11 1 and 2 Chronicles

Index

Gordon McConville is Professor in Old Testament at the University of Gloucestershire and is the author of Law and Theology in Deuteronomy and Time and Place in Deuteronomy (Sheffield Academic Press). Location: Cheltenham. Philip Satterthwaite is Lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew at the Biblical Graduate School of Theology, Singapore.

\["For theological college or university students.","Provides an introductory guide to the Historical Books.","Enhances understanding with maps, tables, and insightful panels."\]

A comprehensive guide to the Historical Books, designed for theological students, enriched with maps, key facts, and thought-provoking panels for deeper insight.

Exploring the Old Testament Vol 2

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Designed to help students actively engage with the Old Testament, this title contains questions to encourage further thought.

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