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008			040928s2003 miuab b 001 0 eng
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050	0	0	_aBS 1197 _b.G545 2003
245	0	0	_aGiving the sense : _bunderstanding and using Old Testament historical texts / _cDavid M. Howard, Jr., Michael A. Grisanti, editors.
260			_aGrand Rapids, MI : _bKregel Academic & Professional, _cc2003.
300			_a482 p. : _bill., map ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0		_aPt. 1. Methodological issues in studying Israel's history. History as history : the search for meaning / David M. Howard Jr. -- History or story? : the literary dimension in narrative texts / Robert B. Chisholm Jr. -- Archaeology and biblical history : its uses and abuses / Eugene H. Merrill -- History and theology : the tale of two histories / C. Hassell Bullock -- pt. 2. Overview of Israel's history : issues and debates. Factors in reading the patriarchal narratives : literary, historical, and theological dimensions / Richard E. Averbeck -- Conquest, infiltration, revolt, or resettlement? : what really happened during the Exodus-Judges period? / Carl G. Rasmussen -- The united monarchy : archaeological and literary issues / Hermann Austel -- The divided monarchy : sources, approaches, and historicity / Richard D. Patterson -- The exilic and postexilic periods : current developments / Edwin M. Yamauchi --
505	0		_apt. 3. Historical and archaeological issues in Israel's history. Dating of the patriarchal age : the contribution of ancient Near Eastern texts / Mark F. Rooker -- The date of the Exodus / William H. Shea -- From Ramesses to Shiloh : archaeological discoveries bearing on the Exodus-Judges period / Bryant G. Wood -- The incredible numbers of the Hebrew kings / David Fouts -- After the exile : Haggai and history / Byron G. Curtis -- pt. 4. Literary and theological issues in Israel's history. Did the patriarchs know the name of the Lord ? / Allen P. Ross -- The challenge of faith's final step : Israel's journey toward victory in Numbers 33 / R. Dennis Cole -- Authorial intent and the spoken word : a discourse-critical analysis of speech acts in accounts of Israel's united monarchy (1 Sam. 1-1 Kings 11) / Robert D. Bergen -- A funny thing happened on the way to the gallows! : irony, humor, and other literary features of the book of Esther / Gordon H. Johnson --
505	0		_apt. 5. Preaching from Old Testament historical texts. Tell me the old, old story : preaching the message of Old Testament narrative / Daniel I. Block -- Preaching from historical narrative texts of the Old Testament / Walter C. Kaiser Jr. -- Eugene H. Merrill : a brief personal history / Michael A. Grisanti.
630	0	0	_aBible _pO.T. _xHistory of Biblical events.
650		0	_aJews _xHistory _yTo 70 A.D.
700	1		_aHoward, David M., _cJr.
700	1		_aGrisanti, Michael A.
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