The Chronicler as historian / [edited by] M. Patrick Graham, Kenneth G. Hoglund and Steven L. McKenzie.

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Publication InfoSheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press,
Description336 p. : port. ; 24 cm.
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Other author/creatorGraham, M. Patrick (Matt Patrick), 1950-
Other author/creatorHoglund, Kenneth G.
Other author/creatorMcKenzie, Steven L., 1953-
Other author/creatorDillard, Raymond B. (Raymond Bryan), 1944-1993.
Other author/creatorSociety of Biblical Literature. Annual Meeting (1994 : Chicago, Ill.)
SeriesJournal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 238
Contents Introduction / M. Patrick Graham, Kenneth G. Hoglund, Steven L. McKenzie -- Raymond B. Dillard, 1944-1993 : in memoriam / Tremper Longman III and Alan Groves -- The chronicler as historian : a comparativist perspective / Kenneth G. Hoglund -- The chronicler and his sources : historical and geographical / Anson F. Rainey -- Was the chronicler a historian? / Isaac Kalimi -- 1 Chronicles 1-9 and the reconstruction of the history of Israel : thoughts on the use of genealogical data in Chronicles in the reconstruction of the history of Israel / Roddy L. Braun -- Non-synoptic chronological references in the Books of Chronicles / William H. Barnes -- The chronicler as a historian : building texts / Ehud Ben Zvi -- The fight for peace : narrative and history in the battle accounts in Chronicles / John W. Wright -- History and historiography : the royal reforms / Gary N. Knoppers -- Prophets and prophecy in the Books of Chronicles / William M. Schniedewind -- The chronicler's speeches and historical reconstruction / Mark A. Throntveit -- 'You can't pray a lie' : truth and fiction in the prayers of Chronicles / Samuel E. Balentine -- How many in a thousand? / Ralph W. Klein --The chronicler's account of Solomon's Temple-building : a continuity theme / John Van Seters -- Joash of Judah according to Josephus / Christopher T. Begg.
General note"This collection of fourteen essays has its roots in the work of the Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah Section of the Society of Biblical Literature. The committee ... chose the topic, 'Was the chronicler a historian?', for the section's theme session at the 1994 annual meeting of the SBL."--Introd.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Other titleWas the chronicler a historian?
LCCN 97145829
ISBN1850756511

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