Merrill, Eugene H. <br/><br/>
Kingdom of priests :  a history of Old Testament Israel / 
Eugene H. Merrill 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Grand Rapids, MI:  Baker Academic,  c. 2008 
 - 555p  pbk,  23cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Contents : Recalling Israel's past: issues and strategies -- Origins -- The Exodus: birth of a nation -- The conquest and occupation of Canaan -- The era of the judges: covenant violation, anarchy, and human authority -- Saul: Covenant misunderstanding -- David: Covenant Kingship -- David: the years of struggle -- Solomon: From Pinnacle to peril -- The divided monarchy -- The dynasty of Jehu and contemporary Judah -- The rod of Yahweh: Assyria and divine wrath -- Fading hope: the disintergration of Judah -- The exile and the first return -- Restoration and new hope. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801031991 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--O.T.--History of Biblical events.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jews-- history-- to AD 70.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>221.95/MER