A Brief Biblical History: The Old TestamentAfter 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. |
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Contents
CHAPTER II | 7 |
CHAPTER IV | 22 |
CHAPTER VI | 37 |
The Cooqaest of Canaan w | 53 |
CHAPTER IX | 61 |
CHAPTER | 73 |
CHAPTER XI | 82 |
CHAPTER XII | 95 |
and the House of Jehu | 140 |
How the Kingdoms of Israel utd udah became involved | 147 |
CHAPTER VII | 155 |
The Return audi the Settlement in Judah | 178 |
The Geography of Palestine | 189 |
The Jews under Persian and Greek Kings | 201 |
CHAPTER XXIX | 212 |
CHAPTER XXX | 218 |
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Abner Abraham Absalom Achish Ahab Ahaz Ahaziah altar Ammonites anointed army asked Assyrian Baal Babylon became Benhadad Benjamin Bethel called Canaanites CHAPTER chariot Chron command Damascus David death defeated dynasty Edom Egypt Egyptian Elijah Elisha Ephraim Ezra father feast Gideon Gilead Gilgal hath Hazael Hebrew Hebron Hezekiah High Priest Hyrcanus Isaiah Ishbosheth Israelites Jacob Jehoahaz Jehoiada Jehovah Jehu Jericho Jeroboam Jeroboam II Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jezebel Jezreel Joab Joash Jonathan Jordan Josh Joshua Judah Judg king of Israel king of Judah king of Syria king's kingdom Kings xi land Lord Manasseh Moab Moses Mount murdered Naaman nation Omri Palestine peace Pekah Philistines prophet punishment refused Rehoboam reign restored royal sacrifice Samaria Samuel sanctuary Saul Saul's sent servant Shechem shew Shiloh slain slew smote Solomon sons Syria Temple thee thou told took tribes unto victory wife worship xxiv
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Brief Biblical History: The Old Testament |
| Author | F. J. Foakes-Jackson |
| Publisher | Cosimo, Inc., 2005 |
| ISBN | 1596055294, 9781596055292 |
| Length | 260 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Biblical Studies / General |
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