Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel, 2nd ed.

by Eugene H. Merrill

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2008

Overview

From the origins and exodus to the restoration and new hope, Kingdom of Priests offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of Old Testament Israel. Merrill explores the history of ancient Israel not only from Old Testament texts but also from the literary and archeological sources of the ancient Near East. This updated and revised second edition addresses and interacts with current debates in the history of ancient Israel, and offers an up-to-date articulation of a conservative evangelical position on historical matters. The text is accented with nearly twenty maps and charts.

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Key Features

• Gives an in-depth look into the lives of Saul, David and Solomon
• Contains an index of each Scripture that is referenced

Praise for the Print Edition

In Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel, Eugene Merrill follows a sound methodology that uses explicitly stated and well-reasoned principles in analyzing Old Testament events. He demonstrates how the 'facts' of Old Testament history emerge only after sound hermeneutics that give attention to issues of style, genre, and rhetorical strategies are applied to the biblical text. Merrill provides historical background for each biblical book and period of Israel's history and gives up-to-date information from extrabiblical sources regarding nations and rulers with whom Israel often found itself in conflict. This work is a crowning achievement of a distinguished career devoted to the study of Old Testament history and is destined to become the standard evangelical treatment of biblical history for decades to come.

—Mark F. Rooker, Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Eugene Merrill's Kingdom of Priests has served several generations of students and colleagues with distinction, so it is with delight that I welcome this second edition. Judiciously updated throughout, its most important improvement is the engagement of recent historiographical discussions, including a burgeoning literature among evangelicals. I am pleased to recommend it.

—David M. Howard, Dean, Center for Biblical and Theological Foundations; professor of Old Testament, Bethel Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel, 2nd ed.
• Author: Eugene H. Merrill
• Edition: 2nd
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 2008
• Pages: 560

About Eugene H. Merrill

Eugene H. Merrill (Ph. D., Bob Jones University; Ph. D., Columbia University) is distinguished professor of Old Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas, where he has taught since 1975. He is also distinguished professor of Old Testament interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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