First and Second KingsPresbyterian Publishing Corporation, 1 apr. 1999 - 240 pagini Old Testament scholar Terence Fretheim identifies the theology in the dramatic accounts of the books of Kings, which chronicles the reigns of more than forty kings over a period of nearly four hundred years. Interspersing theological reflections throughout, Fretheim trace's God's words of judgement and promise for Israel--and for us--accross the entirety of Kings. Books in the Westminster Bible Companion series assist laity in their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for Bible study classes and groups. |
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... chapters 2-10 for the " fall " in chapter 11. Yet gen- erally this division does present the reign of Solomon as both a positive and a negative example . On the one hand , the proper rule of a king of David ought to be like this . The ...
... chapter 11 ( see also the warnings of Samuel in 1 Sam . 8 : 10–18 ) . If this law is in mind here , and the law about many wives in Deuteronomy 17 : 17a seems to inform chap- ter 11 , might it be also that the law in Deuteronomy 17 ...
... chapter ( 18 ) focuses on Yahweh's rival , Baal ; it is bracketed by chapters focused more on Yahweh's advocate himself , Elijah ( 17 ; 19 ) . Individual chapters are structured in such a way as to climax in a witness to Israel's God as ...