Merrill, Eugene H,

Kingdom of priests : a history of Old Testament Israel / Eugene H. Merrill. - second edition. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, (c)2008. - 554 pages : maps ; 23 cm



Recalling Israel's past: issues and strategies -- Origins -- The exodus: birth of a nation -- The conquest and occupation of Canaan -- The era of the judges: covenant violation, anarchy, and human authority -- Saul: covenant misunderstanding -- David: covenant kingship -- David: the years of struggle -- Solomon: from pinnacle to peril -- The divided monarchy -- The dynasty of Jehu and contemporary Judah -- The rod of Yahweh: Assyria and divine wrath -- Fading hope: the disintegration of Judah -- The exile and the first return -- Restoration and new hope.



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Bible.--Old Testament--History of Biblical events.


Jews--History--To 70 A.D.

BS1197 / .K564 2008 BS1197