The Chronicler as historian
By: [edited by] M. Patrick Graham, Kenneth G. Hoglund and Steven L. McKenzie.
Contributors: Graham, Matt Patrick.; Hoglund, Kenneth G.; McKenzie, Steven L., 1953-; Dillard, Raymond B., d. 1993.; Society of Biblical Literature. Meeting
Series: Journal for the study of the Old Testament.; 238
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press; Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Sheffield, Eng
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Chronicles -- Criticism, interpretation, etc -- Congresses
Other titles: Was the chronicler a historian?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"This collection of fourteen essays has its roots in the work of the Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah Section of the Society of Biblical Literature. The committee ... chose the topic, 'Was the chronicler a historian?', for the section's theme session at the 1994 annual meeting of the SBL."--Introd.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / M. Patrick Graham, Kenneth G. Hoglund, Steven L. McKenzie; title: Raymond B. Dillard, 1944-1993 : in memoriam / Tremper Longman III and Alan Groves; title: The chronicler as historian : a comparativist perspective / Kenneth G. Hoglund; title: The chronicler and his sources : historical and geographical / Anson F. Rainey; title: Was the chronicler a historian? / Isaac Kalimi; title: 1 Chronicles 1-9 and the reconstruction of the history of Israel : thoughts on the use of genealogical data in Chronicles in the reconstruction of the history of Israel / Roddy L. Braun; title: Non-synoptic chronological references in the Books of Chronicles / William H. Barnes; title: The chronicler as a historian : building texts / Ehud Ben Zvi; title: The fight for peace : narrative and history in the battle accounts in Chronicles / John W. Wright; title: History and historiography : the royal reforms / Gary N. Knoppers; title: Prophets and prophecy in the Books of Chronicles / William M. Schniedewind; title: The chronicler's speeches and historical reconstruction / Mark A. Throntveit; title: 'You can't pray a lie' : truth and fiction in the prayers of Chronicles / Samuel E. Balentine; title: How many in a thousand? / Ralph W. Klein; title: The chronicler's account of Solomon's Temple-building : a continuity theme / John Van Seters; title: Joash of Judah according to Josephus / Christopher T. Begg.