Giving the Sense

by Grisanti, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780825428920
• ISBN10: 0825428920
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Kregel Academic & Professional

Summary

This collection of essays covers the four major periods of Israel's history and explores the theological, literary, historical, and archaeological dimensions of each era.

Table of Contents

Contributors	9	(4)
Preface	13	(4)
Abbreviations	17	(8)
Part 1: Methodological Issues in Studying Israel's History
1. History as History: The Search for Meaning	25	(29)
David M. Howard Jr.
2. History or Story? The Literary Dimension in Narrative Texts	54	(20)
Robert B. Chisholm Jr.
3. Archaeology and Biblical History: Its Uses and Abuses	74	(23)
Eugene H. Merrill
4. History and Theology: The Tale of Two Histories	97	(18)
C. Hassell Bullock
Part 2: Overview of Israel's History: Issues and Debates
5. Factors in Reading the Patriarchal Narratives: Literary, Historical, and Theological Dimensions	115	(23)
Richard E. Averbeek
6. Conquest, Infiltration, Revolt, or Resettlement? What Really Happened During the Exodus Judges Period?	138	(22)
Carl G. Rasmussen
7. The United Monarchy: Archaeological and Literary Issues	160	(19)
Hermann Austel
8. The Divided Monarchy: Sources, Approaches, and Historicity	179	(22)
Richard D. Patterson
9. The Exilic and Postexilic Periods: Current Developments	201
Edwin M. Yamauchi
Part 3: Historical and Archaeological Issues in Israel's History
10. Dating of the Patriarchal Age: The Contribution of Ancient Near Eastern Texts	217	(19)
Mark F. Rooker
11. The Date of the Exodus	236	(20)
William H. Shea
12. From Ramesses to Shiloh: Archaeological Discoveries Bearing on the Exodus Judges Period	256	(27)
Bryant G. Wood
13. The Incredible Numbers of the Hebrew Kings	283	(17)
David Fouts
14. After the Exile: Haggai and History	300	(23)
Byron G. Curtis
Part 4: Literary and Theological Issues in Israel's History
15. Did the Patriarchs Know the Name of the Loin?	323	(17)
Allen P. Ross
16. The Challenge of Faith's Final Step: Israel's Journey Toward Victory in Numbers 33	340	(20)
R. Dennis Cole
17. Authorial Intent and the Spoken Word: A Discourse-critical Analysis of Speech Acts in Accounts of Israel's United Monarchy (1 Sam. 1-1 Kings 11)	360	(20)
Robert D. Bergen
18. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gallows! Irony, Humor, and Other Literary Features of the Book of Esther	380	(29)
Gordon H. Johnston
Part 5: Preaching from Old Testament Historical Texts
19. Tell Me the Old, Old Story: Preaching the Message of Old Testament Narrative	409	(30)
Daniel I. Block
20. Preaching from Historical Narrative Texts of the Old Testament	439	(18)
Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
Eugene H. Merrill: A Brief Personal History	457	(9)
Michael A. Grisanti
Subject Index	466	(6)
Author Index	472	(4)
Scripture Index	476