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Handbook on the historical books : Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, Esther / Victor P. Hamilton.

By: Publication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, ©2001.Description: 557 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0801022576
  • 9780801022579
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 222/.06 21
LOC classification:
  • BS1205.52 .H36 2001
Other classification:
  • 11.41
Contents:
Joshua -- Judges -- Ruth -- 1 Samuel -- 2 Samuel -- 1 Kings 1-11 -- 1 Kings 12 -2 Kings 25 -- 1-2 Chronicles -- Ezra-Nehemiah -- Esther.
Review: "From the tumbling walls of Jericho to a Jewish girl who became the queen of Persia, the historical books of the Bible are intriguing and unquestionably fascinating. In this companion volume to his widely used Handbook on the Pentateuch, veteran Old Testament professor Victor Hamilton demonstrates the significance of these biblical books." "To do so, Hamilton carefully examines content, structure, and theology using rhetorical criticism, inductive Bible study, published scholarship, archaeological data, word studies, and text-critical evidence. Hamilton details the events and theological implications of each book, chapter by chapter, providing useful commentary on overarching themes and the connections between Old Testament texts. For those who wish to do additional research, each chapter concludes with a bibliography of recent, relevant scholarship. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Joshua -- Judges -- Ruth -- 1 Samuel -- 2 Samuel -- 1 Kings 1-11 -- 1 Kings 12 -2 Kings 25 -- 1-2 Chronicles -- Ezra-Nehemiah -- Esther.

"From the tumbling walls of Jericho to a Jewish girl who became the queen of Persia, the historical books of the Bible are intriguing and unquestionably fascinating. In this companion volume to his widely used Handbook on the Pentateuch, veteran Old Testament professor Victor Hamilton demonstrates the significance of these biblical books." "To do so, Hamilton carefully examines content, structure, and theology using rhetorical criticism, inductive Bible study, published scholarship, archaeological data, word studies, and text-critical evidence. Hamilton details the events and theological implications of each book, chapter by chapter, providing useful commentary on overarching themes and the connections between Old Testament texts. For those who wish to do additional research, each chapter concludes with a bibliography of recent, relevant scholarship. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

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