{"product_id":"faith-tradition-and-history-old-testament-historiography-in-its-near-eastern-context-9781575061894","title":"Faith, Tradition, and History: Old Testament Historiography in Its Near Eastern Context","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Current State of Old Testament Historiography\u003c\/i\u003e Edwin Yamauchi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStory, History, and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e A. R. Millard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScribes as Transmitters of Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e David W. Baker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sumerian Historiographic Tradition and Its Implications for Genesis 1-11\u003c\/i\u003e Richard E. Averbeck\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenealogical History as ‘Charter’: A Study of Old Babylonian Period Historiography and the Old Testament \u003c\/i\u003eMark Chavalas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weidner Chronicle and the Idea of History in Israel and Mesopotamia \u003c\/i\u003e Bill T. Arnold\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory and Legend in Early Hittite Historiography \u003c\/i\u003e Gregory McMahon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Historical Reliability of the Hittite Annals \u003c\/i\u003e Herbert M. Wolf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Joshua 1-11 and the Annals of Thutmose III \u003c\/i\u003e James K. Hoffmeier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua 10:12-15 and Mesopotamian Celestial Omen Texts \u003c\/i\u003e John H. Walton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsking Historical Questions of Joshua 13-19: Recent Discussion Concerning the Date of the Boundary Lists \u003c\/i\u003e Richard S. Hess\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudges 1 in Its Near Eastern Literary Context\u003c\/i\u003e K. Lawson Younger, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeborah among the Judges: The Perspective of the Hebrew Historian\u003c\/i\u003e Daniel I. Block\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Made the Kingmaker? Reflections on Samuel and the Institution of the Monarchy\u003c\/i\u003e Robert P. Gordon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Did Saul Become King? Literary Reading and Historical Reconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e V. Philips Long\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Search of David: The David Tradition in Recent Study \u003c\/i\u003e Robert P. Gordon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Warrior and His God: The Covenant Foundation of History and Historiography\u003c\/i\u003e Jeffrey J. Niehaus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oscillating Fortunes of ‘History’ within Old Testament Theology\u003c\/i\u003e Elmer A. Martens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex of Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex of Scripture References\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188734058839,"sku":"9781575061894","price":38.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/faith-tradition-and-history-old-testament-historiography-in-its-near-eastern-context-9781575061894","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}