An Historical Survey of the Old TestamentMerrill has extensively updated this popular-level Old Testament history to discuss updates in archaeology and textual understanding. It is also more current as a defense of the Bible's accuracy. |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
In the Beginning | 45 |
The Founding Fathers | 73 |
Creation of a Nation | 97 |
The Theocratic Foundation | 127 |
Conquest and Conflict | 147 |
An Age of Greatness | 185 |
A House Divided | 227 |
Catharsis Before Calamity | 257 |
Return and Renewal | 279 |
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Maps | 333 |
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