1 & 2 Kings: An Introduction and Study Guide
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1 & 2 Kings: An Introduction and Study Guide

History and Story in Ancient Israel

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

1 & 2 Kings: An Introduction and Study Guide

History and Story in Ancient Israel

About this book

Lester L. Grabbe provides a concise and up-to-date introduction to the books of Kings, covering all the historical and interpretative issues. Grabbe pays particular attention to how the history of ancient Israel can be reconstructed (or not as the case may be) through the text, and introduces students to the key ways of reading the books of Kings as religious and political history. Grabbe takes a chronological approach (according to the text) and provides overviews of the key periods of Israel's history. The nature of the 'Deuteronomistic History' and how well this theory of authorship stands up in the modern day is considered, as well as issues of form and source criticism more broadly. Grabbe concludes by offering a reflection on the books of Kings in theological and hermeneutical perspective, which enables students to view not only the historical and textual issues, but also broader issues of meaning and significance.

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Information

Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780567670854
eBook ISBN
9780567670861
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Chapter 1: Introduction
  8. Chapter 2: The Books of Kings and ‘The Deuteronomistic History’: Form and Source Criticism
  9. Chapter 3: The Books of Kings and History: Solomon to Omri
  10. Chapter 4: The Books of Kings and History: The Omride Dynasty and Rulers to the Fall of Samaria
  11. Chapter 5: The Books of Kings and History: From the Fall of Samaria to the Fall of Jerusalem
  12. Chapter 6: Conclusions: The Books of Kings in Hermeneutical Perspective
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index of References
  15. Index of Authors