1 & 2 Kings: An Introduction and Study Guide - History and Story in Ancient Israel

Informationen zum Autor Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at the University of Hull, UK. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface AcknowledgementsAbbreviations1. Introduction2. The Books of Kings and ‘The Deuteronomistic History’: Form and Source Criticism3. The Books of Kings and History: Solomon to Omri4. The Books of Kings and History: The Omride Dynasty and Rulers to the Fall of Samaria 5. The Books of Kings and History: From the Fall of Samaria to the Fall of Jerusalem6. Conclusions: The Books of Kings in Theological and Hermeneutical PerspectiveIndexes

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• Authors: Dr. Lester L. (University of Hull Grabbe, Lester L Grabbe, Lester L. Grabbe, Lester L. (University of Hull Grabbe
• Assisted by: Adrian H Curtis (Editor), Adrian H. Curtis (Editor)
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9780567670854
• ISBN: 978-0-567-67085-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: T&t Clark's Study Guides to th; T&T Clark's Study Guides to the Old Testament; T&T Clark's Study Guides to the Old Testament; T&t Clark's Study Guides to th
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity