The Old Testament Historical Books: An Introduction

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Xulon Press, 2008 - Religion - 452 pages
The Old Testament Historical Books: An Introduction is a valuable reference tool designed for those students who want a comprehensive guide to the Old Testament historical books. The book serves primarily as an introduction, providing a thorough discussion of introductory matters such as authorship, date, historical background, purpose, structure, and outline. The book also functions as a sort of survey/handbook, providing a summary of the contents of each book accompanied by helpful background information such as the meaning of character's names and the dates of significant events. Finally, the book acts as a study guide, providing a series of study questions at the end of each chapter for review and discussion. Israel P. Loken is Chair and Professor of the Bible and Theology Departments at College of Biblical Studies. He is also Adjunct Professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary. He previously taught at Dallas Christian College. Dr. Loken has earned degrees from Lancaster Bible College (B.S.) and Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M. and Ph.D.). He is a frequent speaker at churches, conferences, and schools. He is the author of the Loken Expositional Commentary series. Dr. Loken and his wife Kimberley live in Houston, TX.

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Contents

The Method of Literary Analysis
xi
Joshua
27
Judges
59
Ruth
95
First and Second Samuel
117
First and Second Kings
155
First and Second Chronicles
203
Ezra
219
Nehemiah
261
Esther
307
Appendix One
343
Appendix Two
359
Notes
367
Bibliography
433
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