A Brief Biblical History: The Old Testament

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Cosimo, Inc., 1 dic 2005 - 260 pagine
After the slaying of Goliath, David was made the constant companion of Saul; and he and Jonathan became sworn friends. But as the women of Israel sang the praises of David after the slaying of Goliath, and ascribed tens of thousands of slain to David and only thousands to Saul, Saul began to dread him as a possible rival. -from "The Reign of Saul" This concise overview of the Old Testament, from a respected and prolific Biblical scholar, strives to offer a level-headed assessment of the oldest tales in the world's oldest book. Brief synopses of the major characters and storylines-from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to the Flight of Israel, the Syrian Wars, and the Settlement of Judah-are presented with an awareness of the different moral climate in which we live today, with a critical bent toward the historicity of the events depicted, and with a skeptical eye toward the miraculous. While never dismissing the importance of faith, this classic 1924 work embraces the necessity of both the heart and the mind in gaining a full understanding of the Old Testament.
 

Sommario

Primitive History
1
Abraham
7
CHAPTER III
15
Israel in Egypt
22
CHAPTER V
32
CHAPTER VII
44
PAGE
53
CHAPTER IX
61
CHAPTER XVI
129
Ahab and his Syrian Wars
136
CHAPTER XIX
147
CHAPTER XX
155
CHAPTER XXII
167
CHAPTER XXIII
173
CHAPTER XXV
187
CHAPTER XXVI
196

CHAPTER
73
CHAPTER
82
CHAPTER XII
95
his Adversity
105
22
106
CHAPTER XIV
114
CHAPTER XV
121
CHAPTER XXVIII
206
CHAPTER XXIX
212
CHAPTER XXX
218
TABLES
229
INDEX
239
The Strife between the Worshippers of Baal and
240
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