The art of biblical history /

Long, V. Philips,

The art of biblical history / [print] V. Philips Long. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, (c)1994. - 247 pages ; 21 cm. - Foundations of contemporary interpretation ; v. 5 . - Foundations of contemporary interpretation ; v. 5. .



History and the genre(s) of the Bible: is the Bible a history book? -- History and fiction: what is history? -- History and truth: is historicity important? -- History and modern scholarship: why do scholars disagree? -- History and hermeneutics: how then should we read the Bible "historically"? -- An extended example: the rise of Saul.



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Bible--Hermeneutics.
Bible--Historiography.


History--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christianity--Essence, genius, nature.
Bible - Historiography.
Christianity - Essence, genius, nature.
History (Theology)
Bible - Hermeneutics.

BS476.L849.A786 1994