Function of Ancient Historiography in Biblical and Cognate Studies
Timothy D Goltz, Patricia G KirkpatrickHardback 2008-07-15
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This book provides a series of essays from members of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies' Special Seminar on Ancient Historiography.??Table of Contents
??1. Patricia G. Kirkpatrick (McGill University) "The Jacob-Esau Narratives: From Form to Function.? ?2. John Van Seters (Waterloo, ON) "Uses of the Past: The Story of David as a Test Case" ??3. Kurt Noll (Brandon University) "The Evolution of Genre in the Book of Kings: The Story of Sennacherib and Hezekiah as Example??4. Paul Evans (Wycliffe College) "Sennacherib's 701 Invasion into Judah: What Saith the Scriptures?" ??5. Marie-Louise, Mitchell "Reflecting on Catastrophe: Lamentations 4 as Historiography"??6. Tim Goltz (McGill University) "The Chronicler as Elite: Establishing an Atmosphere of Perpetuity in Jerusalemite Yehud" ??7. Dilys Patterson (Concordia University) "Re-membering the Past: The Purpose of Historical Discourse in the Book of Judith" ??8. Eve-Marie Becker (Oberassistentin Institut fr Neues Testament) "The Gospel of Mark in the context of ancient historiography"??9. Fredrick Wisse "The Origin of the Christian Species: Lessons from the Study of Natural History for the Reconstruction of the History of Earliest Christianity"??10. Gerbern S. Oegema "Back to the Future in the Early Church: The Use of the Book of Daniel in Early Patristic Eschatology"
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Publisher Description
This book provides a series of essays from members of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies' Special Seminar on Ancient Historiography.??Table of Contents
??1. Patricia G. Kirkpatrick (McGill University) "The Jacob-Esau Narratives: From Form to Function.? ?2. John Van Seters (Waterloo, ON) "Uses of the Past: The Story of David as a Test Case" ??3. Kurt Noll (Brandon University) "The Evolution of Genre in the Book of Kings: The Story of Sennacherib and Hezekiah as Example??4. Paul Evans (Wycliffe College) "Sennacherib's 701 Invasion into Judah: What Saith the Scriptures?" ??5. Marie-Louise, Mitchell "Reflecting on Catastrophe: Lamentations 4 as Historiography"??6. Tim Goltz (McGill University) "The Chronicler as Elite: Establishing an Atmosphere of Perpetuity in Jerusalemite Yehud" ??7. Dilys Patterson (Concordia University) "Re-membering the Past: The Purpose of Historical Discourse in the Book of Judith" ??8. Eve-Marie Becker (Oberassistentin Institut fr Neues Testament) "The Gospel of Mark in the context of ancient historiography"??9. Fredrick Wisse "The Origin of the Christian Species: Lessons from the Study of Natural History for the Reconstruction of the History of Earliest Christianity"??10. Gerbern S. Oegema "Back to the Future in the Early Church: The Use of the Book of Daniel in Early Patristic Eschatology"