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9780567027153

The Function of Ancient Historiography in Biblical and Cognate Studies

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  • ISBN13:

    9780567027153

  • ISBN10:

    0567027155

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-05-15
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark
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Summary

This book provides a series of essays from members of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies' Special Seminar on Ancient Historiography.

Table of Contents

Abbreviationsp. vii
List of Contributorsp. xi
Prefacep. xiii
The Jacob-Esau Narratives: From Form to Functionp. 1
Uses of the Past: The Story of David as a Test Casep. 18
The Evolution of Genre in the Book of Kings: The Story of Sennacherib and Hezekiah as Examplep. 30
Sennacherib's 701 Invasion into Judah: What Saith the Scriptures?p. 57
Reflecting on Catastrophe: Lamentations 4 as Historiographyp. 78
The Chronicler as Elite: Establishing an Atmosphere of Perpetuity in Jerusalemite Yehudp. 91
Re-membering the Past: The Purpose of Historical Discourse in the Book of Judithp. 111
The Gospel of Mark in the Context of Ancient Historiographyp. 124
The Origin of the Christian Species: Lessons from the Study of Natural History for the Reconstruction of the History of the Earliest Christianityp. 135
Back to the Future in the Early Church: The Use of the Book of Daniel in Early Patristic Eschatologyp. 152
Index of Referencesp. 162
Index of Authorsp. 169
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