Research Catalog

Title

A biblical history of Israel / Iain Provan, V. Philips Long, Tremper Longman III.

Author

Provan, Iain W. (Iain William), 1957-

Publication

Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2015]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Long, V. Philips.
• Longman, Tremper, III

Description

xxv, 486 pages; 23 cm

Summary

The authors assert that the Old Testament should be taken seriously as a historical document alongside other literary and archaeological sources. Significantly revised and updated, A Biblical History of Israel, Second Edition includes the authors' direct response to critics. In part 1, the authors review scholarly approaches to the historiography of ancient Israel and negate arguments against using the Bible as a primary source. In part 2, they outline a history of ancient Israel from 2000 to 400 BCE by integrating both biblical and extrabiblical sources. The second edition includes updated archaeological data and new references. The text also provides seven maps and fourteen tables as useful references for students.

Subject

• Bible. > Historiography
• Bible. > History of Biblical events

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

History, historiography, and the Bible. The death of biblical history? ; Knowing and believing : faith in the past ; Knowing about the history of Israel ; Narrative and history : stories about the past ; A biblical history of Israel -- A history of Israel from Abraham to the Persian period. Before the land ; The settlement in the land ; The early monarchy ; the later monarchy : Solomon ; The later monarchy : the divided kingdoms ; Exile and after ; Concluding reflections -- Appendix. In praise of critical thought : a response to our cities -- Index of biblical passages -- Index of scholars cited -- Index of selected topics.

ISBN

• 9780664239138
• 0664239137

LCCN

^^2015026172

OCLC

• 913572963
• SCSB-10996662

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library