Kingdom of Priests : A History of Old Testament Israel

by Merrill, Eugene H.

• ISBN13: 9780801021039
• ISBN10: 0801021030
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-06-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

The purpose of this study is not so much to interpret the meaning of the underlying events--a task more properly in the province of biblical theology--as it is to discover the historical data themselves and by every resource at our disposal (including the biblical text, extrabiblical documents, and archaeology) to reconstruct the history of Israel along the lines of ordinary historiographical method, that is, to the extent that such a goal is possible, given the unique nature of the material.

Author Biography

Eugene H. Merrill is professor of Old Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
Abbreviations	p. 13
Introduction. The History of Israel and Historiography	p. 15
Origins	p. 21
The Exodus: Birth of a Nation	p. 57
The Conquest and Occupation of Canaan	p. 93
The Era of the Judges: Covenant Violation, Anarchy, and Human Authority	p. 141
Saul: Covenant Misunderstanding	p. 189
David: Covenant Kingship	p. 223
David: The Years of Struggle	p. 249
Solomon: From Pinnacle to Peril	p. 285
The Divided Monarchy	p. 315
The Dynasty of Jehu and Contemporary Judah	p. 357
The Rod of Yahweh: Assyria and Divine Wrath	p. 391
Fading Hope: The Disintegration of Judah	p. 431
The Exile and the First Return	p. 469
Restoration and New Hope	p. 497
Bibliography	p. 517
Scripture Index	p. 520
Subject Index	p. 530
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