Kingdom of priests : a history of Old Testament Israel - Merrill, Eugene H. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Bible. -- History of Biblical events; Jews -- history -- to AD 70.