1 Kings /
De Vries, Simon J. 1921-
1 Kings / One Kings First Kings Simon J. DeVries. - [2nd ed.]. - Nashville : Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2003. - lxxxiv, 286 pages ; 24 cm. - Word Biblical Commentary . - Word biblical commentary ; v. 12. .
Edition statement from jacket. "For this second edition, [the author] has updated and expanded the bibliography."--Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The world of 1 Kings -- Sacred history as theological testimony -- 1 Kings as a literary composition -- Toward the original text of 1 Kings -- Supplemental bibliography -- Critique of "postmodern" negativism regarding the Old Testament as a source of reliable historical information -- Conclusion to the throne-succession narrative (1:1-2:46) -- Account of Solomon's reign (3:1-11:43) -- Account of the two kingdoms up to Ahab (12:1-16:34) -- Excursus : the chronology of the Hebrew kings -- Narratives of the prophets in Elijah's time (17:1-22:40) -- The Elijah narratives : composition and redaction -- The reign of Jehoshaphat (22:41-51 [Eng. 22:41-50]) -- The reign of Ahaziah, son of Ahab (22:52:54 [Eng. 22:51-53]).
0785250913 9780785250913
Bible.--Kings, 1st--Commentaries.
1 Kings / One Kings First Kings Simon J. DeVries. - [2nd ed.]. - Nashville : Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2003. - lxxxiv, 286 pages ; 24 cm. - Word Biblical Commentary . - Word biblical commentary ; v. 12. .
Edition statement from jacket. "For this second edition, [the author] has updated and expanded the bibliography."--Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The world of 1 Kings -- Sacred history as theological testimony -- 1 Kings as a literary composition -- Toward the original text of 1 Kings -- Supplemental bibliography -- Critique of "postmodern" negativism regarding the Old Testament as a source of reliable historical information -- Conclusion to the throne-succession narrative (1:1-2:46) -- Account of Solomon's reign (3:1-11:43) -- Account of the two kingdoms up to Ahab (12:1-16:34) -- Excursus : the chronology of the Hebrew kings -- Narratives of the prophets in Elijah's time (17:1-22:40) -- The Elijah narratives : composition and redaction -- The reign of Jehoshaphat (22:41-51 [Eng. 22:41-50]) -- The reign of Ahaziah, son of Ahab (22:52:54 [Eng. 22:51-53]).
0785250913 9780785250913
Bible.--Kings, 1st--Commentaries.