Links to General
Resources for the Books of Hebrew History
- The Historical Books at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
- "The Former Prophets," and "1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Ruth, Esther, Daniel," from Introduction to the Bible: Online Resources, Carol Taylor, Chowan College.
- "The Old Testament Histories: A Reader's Guide," David J.A. Clines, University of Sheffield.
- "King David: A Biography," Steven McKenzie, Rhodes College. Bible and Interpretation.
- "Cui Bono? -- History in the Service of Political Nationalism: The Deuteronomistic History as Political Propaganda," Frank S. Frick, Semeia 66: Ethics and Politics in the Hebrew Bible, 1994.
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"The New 'Ain Dara Temple: Closest Solomonic Parallel," John Monson.
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"History: The King Walks Before You," Davie Napier, in From Faith to Faith: Essays on Old Testament Literature, 1955. Full text online at Religion Online.
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"Towards a New History of Israel," Jan-Wim Wesselius, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2000.
- "The Conquest of Power: Analysis of David and Solomon's Accession Histories," by Caetano Minette de Tillesse. From The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures vol 1, article 3 (1997).
- Review:
- Review: Albert DePury, Thomas Romer and Jean-Daniel Macchi, eds., Israel Constructs Its History: Deuteronomistic Historiography and Recent Research. (Sheffield, 2000) Review by Iain William Provan in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Juha Pakkala, Intolerant Monolatry in the Deuteronomistic History. (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999) Review by Ken Stone in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Gary N. Knoppers and J. Gordon McConville, eds., Reconsidering Israel and Judah: Recent Studies on the Deuteronomistic History. (Eisenbrauns, 2000) Review by Yohan Pyeon in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Nico Ter Linden, The Story Goes...: The Stories of Judges and Kings. (SCM Press, 2000) Review by Peter D. Miscall in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
