Joshua to Kings - History, Story, Theology

The Old Testament tells the story of a particular nation, ancient Israel, from its origins to its collapse in the face of foreign invaders. But what sort of story is this? How does it fit in with the findings of archaeological explorations of ancient Syro-Palestine? picks up the two aspects of the story told in the books from Joshua to 2 Kings, that of an actual historical society and that of a literary presentation of a nation, told from a religious perspective. By exploring the contents of these books the student is led into the use of basic tools for biblical study, such as historical criticism, narrative criticism and ideological criticism, in order to engage in a structured manner with the task of reading and interpreting biblical texts in the modern world. For this third edition the text has been revised and updated to take into account the changes and shifts in scholarship. Reading lists and bibliographies have been comprehensively revised.>

About the author

Mary Mills is Visiting Professor in Biblical Studies at Newman University, Birmingham, UK. She studied modern history before turning to Biblical Studies, completing a doctoral thesis at Heythrop College, University of London.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Mary E. Mills, Dr. Mary E. (Newman University Mills, Mary E Mills, Mary E. Mills, Mary E. (Newman University Mills
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2016
• EAN: 9780567656469
• ISBN: 978-0-567-65646-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: T&T Clark Approaches to Biblical Studies; T & T Clark Approaches to Bibl; T&T Clark Approaches to Biblical Studies; T & T Clark Approaches to Bibl
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity