Giving the sense
Subtitle: understanding and using Old Testament historical texts
By: David M. Howard, Jr. and Michael A. Grisanti, editors.
Contributors: Howard, David M., Jr.; Grisanti, Michael A.
Publisher: Apollos; Kregel Publications
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Leicester; Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9781844740161
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Bible -- O.T. -- History of Biblical events.; Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Part one : Methodological issues in studying Israel's history.; title: History as history : the search for meaning / David M. Howard Jr.; title: History or story? The literary dimension in narrative texts / Robert B. Chisholm Jr.; title: Archaeology and biblical history : its uses and abuses / Eugene H. Merrill; title: History and theology : the tale of two histories / C. Hassell Bullock; title: Part two : Overview of Israel's history : issues and debates.; title: Factors in reading the patriarchal narratives : literary, historical, and theological dimensions / Richard E. Averbeck; title: Conquest, infiltration, revolt, or resettlement? What really happened during the Exodus-Judges period? / Carl G. Rasmussen; title: The united monarchy : archaeological and literary issues / Hermann Austel; title: The divided monarchy : sources, approaches, and historicity / Richard D. Patterson; title: The exilic and postexilic periods : current developments / Edwin M. Yamauchi; title: Part three : Historical and archaeological issues in Israel's history.; title: Dating of the patriarchal age : the contribution of ancient Near Eastern texts / Mark F. Rooker; title: The date of the Exodus / William H. Shea; title: From Ramesses to Shiloh : archaeological discoveries bearing on the Exodus-Judges period / Bryant G. Wood; title: The incredible numbers of the Hebrew kings / David Fouts; title: After the exile : Haggai and history / Byron G. Curtis; title: Part four : Literary and theological issues in Israel's history.; title: Did the patriarchs know the name of the Lord? / Allen P. Ross; title: The challenge of faith's final step : Israel's journey toward victory in Numbers 33 / R. Dennis Cole; title: Authorial intent and the spoken word : a discourse-critical analysis of speech acts in accounts of Israel's united monarchy (1 Sam. 1-1 Kings 11) / Robert D. Bergen; title: A funny thing happened on the way to the gallows! Irony, humor and other literary features of the book of Esther / Gordon H. Johnston; title: Part five : Preaching from Old Testament historical texts.; title: Tell me the old, old story : preaching the message of Old Testament narrative / Daniel I. Block; title: Preaching from historical narrative texts of the Old Testament / Walter C. Kaiser Jr.; title: Eugene H. Merrill : a brief personal history / Michael A. Grisanti