Kingdom of priests : a history of Old Testament Israel / Eugene H. Merrill. [print]
Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House, (c)1987.Description: 546 pages : maps ; 24 cmContent type:- text
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- 9780801062209
- BS1197.M571.K564 1987
- BS1197
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1. Origins
10. The Dynasty of Jehu and Contemporary Judah
11. The Rod of Yahweh: Assyria and the Divine Wrath
12. Fading Hope: The Disintegration of Judah
13. The Exile and the First Return
14. Restoration and New Hope
2. The Exodus: Birth of a Nation
3. The Conquest and Occupation of Canaan
4. The Era of the Judges: Covenant Violation, Anarchy, and Human Authority
5. Saul: Covenant Misunderstanding
6. David: Covenant Kingship
7. David: The Years of Struggle
8. Solomon: From Pinnacle to Peril
9. The Divided Monarchy
Chronological Tables
Introduction: The History of Israel and Historiography
Maps
An Introductory Overview -- The World Situation During the Exile -- The Jewish People During the Exile -- The World Situation During the Period of Restoration -- The First Return -- Problems Following the Return -- Encouragement from the Prophets.
Egypt and Israelite Independence -- The Ammonite Wars -- The Beginning of David's Domestic Troubles -- Jerusalem as Cult Center -- The Rebellion of Absalom -- David's Efforts at Reconciliation -- Additional Troubles -- David's Plan for a Temple -- The Solomonic Succession -- The Davidic Bureaucracy.
Factors Leading to Israel's Fall -- The End of the Dynasty of Jehu -- Assyria and Tiglath-pileser III -- Menahem of Israel -- The Last Days of Israel -- The Impact of Samaria's Fall -- Judah and the Fall of Samaria -- Hezekiah of Judah -- The Viewpoint of the Prophets.
Israel at Moab -- The Purpose of the Torah -- The Story of the Patriarchs.
Preliminary Considerations -- Problems Faced in the Production of a Moder-Day History of Ancient Israel -- The Present Approach to the History of Israel.
Problems of Transition -- The Failure of the Opposition to Solomon -- The Conclave at Gibeon -- International Relations -- The Building Projects of Solomon -- Cracks in the Solomonic Empire -- Solomonic Statecraft -- Spiritual and Moral Apostasy -- Solomon and the Nature of Wisdom.
The Demand for Kingship -- The Chronolog of the Eleventh Century -- The Selection of Saul -- The First Challenge to Saul -- The Decline of Saul -- Theological Considerations -- The Rise of David.
The Lack of Nationhood Before David -- David at Hebron -- Chronicles and Theological History -- Jerusalem at the Capital -- The Establishment of David's Power -- An Introduction to a Davidic Chronology.
The Land as Promise Fulfilment -- The Ancient Near Eastern World -- The 'apiru and the Conquest -- The Strategy of Joshua -- The Date of Joshua's Conquest -- The Campaign Against the Anakim -- Alternative Models of the Conquest and Occupation -- The Tribal Allotments -- The Second Covenant Renewal at Shechem.
The Legacy of Hezekiah -- Manasseh of Judah -- Amon of Judah -- The International Scene: Assyria and Egypt -- Josiah of Judah -- The Fall of Jerusalem -- The Prophetic Witness.
The Literary-critical Problem in Judges -- The Chronology of Judges -- The Ancient Near Eastern World -- The Judges of Israel -- The Bethlehem Trilogy.
The Meaning of the Exodus -- The Historical Setting of the Exodus -- The Date of the Exodus -- The Dates and Lengths of the Egyptian Sojourn -- Patriarchal Chronology -- The Wilderness Wandering.
The Middle East in Pentateuchal Times -- Canaan in Patriarchal Times -- The Exodus -- Arrival in Transjordan -- The Middle East in the Times of Joshua and the Judges -- The Conquest of Canaan -- The Tribal Allotments -- Israel During the Age of the Judges -- The Kingdom of Saul -- The Middle East During the United Monarchy -- The Kingdom of David -- Jerusalem in the Days of David and Solomon -- The Twelve Districts of Solomon's Kingdom -- The Divided Monarchy -- The Assyrian Empire -- The Babylonian Empire -- The Persian Empire.
The Persian Influence -- Subsequent Returns: Ezra and Nehemiah -- Malachi the Prophet.
The Reign of Jehu of Israel -- Athaliah of Judah -- The Role of Other Nations -- Joash of Judah -- Jehoahaz of Israel -- The International Scene -- Jehoash of Israel -- Amaziah of Judah -- Jeroboam II of Israel -- Uzziah of Judah -- The Ministry of the Prophets.
The Roots of National Division -- The Immediate Occasion of National Division -- The Reign of Rehoboam -- The Reign of Jeroboam -- The Pressure of Surrounding Nations -- Abijah of Judah -- Asa of Judah -- The Reemergence of Assyria -- Nadab of Israel -- The Dynasty of Baasha of Israel -- Omri of Israel -- Jehoshaphat of Judah -- Ahab of Israel -- The Threat of Assyria -- Ahab's Successors -- The Anointing of Hazael of Damascus -- Jehoram of Judah -- The Anointing of Jehu.
The Sequence of the Bronze Age -- The Patriarchs -- Dynasty 12 of Egypt -- Dynasties 18 and 19 of Egypt -- The Life of David -- The Kings of the Divided Monarchy -- The Neo-Assyrian Kings -- The Neo-Babylonian Kings -- The Persian Kings.
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