TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mendenhall,George E.
AU  - Herion,Gary A.
TI  - Ancient Israel's faith and history: an introduction to the Bible in context
SN  - 0664223133
U1  - 220/.95/MEN 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Louisville, KY
PB  - Westminster John Knox
KW  - Bible
KW  -  history of contemporary events
KW  -  textbooks
N2  - Contents :  The world from Abraham to Moses : prologue to the emergence of the biblical tradition -- Moses and the Exodus : the formative period of the biblical tradition -- The twelve-tribe federation : the adaptive period (I)-- Yahweh becomes king of Israel -- King David and the transition to monarchy : the adaptive period (II)-- the abdication of Yahweh -- The legacy of King Solomon : the traditional period (I)-- Yahwism versus Yahwisticism -- Josiah reforms the imperial religion : the traditional period (II)-- the troubling legacy of the monarchy -- Destruction and exile : the creative reform of Yahwism -- Jesus and the New Testament reformation : the renewal of an old faith. Includes bibliographical references, indexes, illustrations, maps, etc
ER  -