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Joshua to Kings : history, story, theology / Mary E. Mills.
Van Pelt Library BS1286.5 .M55 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mills, Mary E., author.
- Series:
- T & T Clark approaches to biblical studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Old Testament.
- Bible. Old Testament--History of Biblical events.
- Bible. Former Prophets--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible. Former Prophets.
- History of Biblical events.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.
- Summary:
- Mills' Introduction enables students to use the basic tools for biblical study, such as historical, narrative and ideological criticism, in order to engage in a structured manner with the task of reading and interpreting biblical texts in the modern world. Fro this third edition the text, reading lists and bibliography have been revised and updated. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Historical issues
- Joshua and the conquest of Canaan
- Judges and the society of ancient Israel
- 1 and 2 Samuel: social and political leadership
- 1 and 2 Kings and biblical archaeology
- History as story
- Narrative art and the Deuteronomistic histories
- Tragedy and history
- Reading stories, finding women and men
- History as theology
- A constitution for Israel
- the character of God
- The personhood of Israel
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: London: T & T Clark, 2006.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780567656469
- 0567656462
- 9780567656452
- 0567656454
- OCLC:
- 931004630
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