Overview

The commands “Keep this festival”, for the Israelites at Passover and for Jesus’ disciples at the Lord’s Supper, mark Judaism and Christianity as historical religions. They proclaim the God who has revealed himself both through the thoughts of his messengers and through events and their consequences. His acts demonstrate his nature to those who believe and may guide others to belief. The papers collected here explore some of the ways that the ancient Hebrew writers and their contemporaries presented history and how their work should be understood today. Assessed against the background of the wealth of documents available from the ancient world, these studies examine the similarities and differences with the intent of providing criteria for approaching the writings of the Hebrew Bible. Recent publications display a growing tendency to treat the Hebrew narratives as products of their authors’ beliefs, molded by their theology, and in some sense created to suit it, rather than arising from actual events. The contributors to this volume favor a positive approach to the Hebrew texts, taking into account the variety of contemporary concerns and perspectives.

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Author:   Alan R. Millard ,  James K. Hoffmeier (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) ,  David W. Baker
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Eisenbrauns
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9781575061894

ISBN 10:   1575061899
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   30 June 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations The Current State of Old Testament Historiography Edwin Yamauchi Story, History, and Theology A. R. Millard Scribes as Transmitters of Tradition David W. Baker The Sumerian Historiographic Tradition and Its Implications for Genesis 1-11 Richard E. Averbeck Genealogical History as ‘Charter’: A Study of Old Babylonian Period Historiography and the Old Testament Mark Chavalas The Weidner Chronicle and the Idea of History in Israel and Mesopotamia Bill T. Arnold History and Legend in Early Hittite Historiography Gregory McMahon The Historical Reliability of the Hittite Annals Herbert M. Wolf The Structure of Joshua 1-11 and the Annals of Thutmose III James K. Hoffmeier Joshua 10:12-15 and Mesopotamian Celestial Omen Texts John H. Walton Asking Historical Questions of Joshua 13-19: Recent Discussion Concerning the Date of the Boundary Lists Richard S. Hess Judges 1 in Its Near Eastern Literary Context K. Lawson Younger, Jr. Deborah among the Judges: The Perspective of the Hebrew Historian Daniel I. Block Who Made the Kingmaker? Reflections on Samuel and the Institution of the Monarchy Robert P. Gordon How Did Saul Become King? Literary Reading and Historical Reconstruction V. Philips Long In Search of David: The David Tradition in Recent Study Robert P. Gordon The Warrior and His God: The Covenant Foundation of History and Historiography Jeffrey J. Niehaus The Oscillating Fortunes of ‘History’ within Old Testament Theology Elmer A. Martens Index of Authors Index of Scripture References

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