1 Kings: Second Edition (Word Biblical Commentary)
By Simon DeVries.
Description
“First Kings is not so much a book of history as a book of religion,” says Dr. Simon J. DeVries. “Through the historic events it relates, the religion of the Hebrew people was being shaped.” Dr. DeVries’s thorough overview of the world of 1 Kings―its geography, its culture, its politics, and the religious situation―brings the biblical record alive in its time and place. Upon this foundation is superimposed a comprehensive, lucid discussion of sacred history as theological testimony, and responsible consideration of 1 Kings as literary composition. In th...
ISBN(s)
0785250913, 9780785250913
