Kingdom of priests
Subtitle: a history of Old Testament Israel
By: Eugene H. Merrill
Publisher: Baker Book House
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 546
ISBN-13: 9780801062209
Copyright date: 1987
Subjects: Bible. O.T. -- History of Biblical events.; Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 517-519.
Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The history of Israel and historiography; title: Origins; title: The Exodus : birth of a nation; title: The conquest and occupation of Canaan; title: The era of the Judges : covenant violation, anarchy, and human authority; title: Saul : covenant misunderstanding; title: David : covenant kingship; title: David : the years of struggle; title: Solomon : from pinnacle to peril; title: The divided monarchy; title: The dynasty of Jehu and contemporary Judah; title: The rod of Yahweh : Assyria and divine wrath; title: Fading hope : the disintegration of Judah; title: The exile and the first return; title: Restoration and new hope