1 Kings / Simon J. DeVries.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Word biblical commentary ; v. 12.Publication details: Nashville : Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2003.Edition: [2nd ed.]Description: lxxxiv, 286 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0785250913
  • 9780785250913
Other title:
  • One Kings
  • First Kings
Subject(s):
Contents:
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]).
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Reference Storms Research Center Reference Collection - Does Not Circulate REF BS 491.2 .W67 V.12 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 98648770

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]).

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