Reading the historical books :

Dutcher-Walls, Patricia.

Reading the historical books : a student's guide to engaging the biblical text / Patricia Dutcher-Walls. - Grand Rapids, MI. : Baker Academic, c2014. - xxi, 178 p : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Discovering the context of the text -- Listening to the story in the text -- Discerning the interests of the text -- Examining history in the text -- Examining the shape of history in the text -- Conclusion: Toward a definition of biblical historiography.

9780801048654 (pbk.) 0801048656 (pbk.)

2013031552


Bible.--Historical Books--Textbooks.
Bible.--Historical Books--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1205.55 / .D88 2014

222/.061