The Chronicler in his age / Peter R. Ackroyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ackroyd, Peter R.

Series:

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 101

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.

Jews.

Bible. Chronicles--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : JSOT Press, c1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first volume of essays, conveniently gathered under the title Studies in the Religious Tradition of the Old Testament, was published by the SCM Press in 1987.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 THE AGE OF THE CHRONICLER; Chapter 2 ARCHAEOLOGY, POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE PERSIAN PERIOD; Chapter 3 PROBLEMS IN THE INTERPRETATION OF HEBREW LITERATURE: THE HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF THE PERSIAN PERIOD; Chapter 4 SOME RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS OF THE PERSIAN PERIOD; Chapter 5 HISTORICAL PROBLEMS OF THE EARLY ACHAEMENIAN PERIOD; Chapter 6 FAITH AND ITS REFORMULATION IN THE POST-EXILIC PERIOD: I. SOURCES; Chapter 7 FAITH AND ITS REFORMULATION IN THE POST-EXILIC PERIOD: II. PROPHETIC MATERIAL; Chapter 8 A SUBJECT PEOPLE: JUDAH UNDER PERSIAN RULE

Chapter 9 THE INTERPRETATION OF THE EXILE AND RESTORATION; Chapter 10 HISTORY AND THEOLOGY IN THE WRITINGS OF THE CHRONICLER; Chapter 11 THE THEOLOGY OF THE CHRONICLER; Chapter 12 GOD AND PEOPLE IN THE CHRONICLER'S PRESENTATION OF EZRA; Chapter 13 THE CHRONICLER AS EXEGETE; Chapter 14 CHRONICLES-EZRA-NEHEMIAH: THE CONCEPT OF UNITY; Chapter 15 RIGORISM AND OPENNESS IN THE THEOLOGY OF THE PERSIAN (ACHAEMENIAN) PERIOD; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611804183

9781281804181

1281804185

9780567298645

0567298647

OCLC:

287049431