God and earthly power
Subtitle: an Old Testament political theology, Genesis-Kings
By: J.G. McConville.
Edition: Paperback ed.
Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies -- 454; T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Publisher: T & T Clark
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780567045706
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. -- O.T. -- Historical Books -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Politics in the Bible
Table of contents: title: 1. Reading the Old Testament politically; title: 2. The Old Testament as cultural critique; title: 3. The judge of all the earth : Genesis; title: 4. From tyranny to freedom : Exodus-Numbers; title: 5. A political nation : Deuteronomy; title: 6. Possessing land : Joshua; title: 7. The threat from within : Judges; title: 8. Monarchy : 1 and 2 Samuel; title: 9. What is Israel? : 1 and 2 Kings; title: 10. Conclusion : an Old Testament political theology.