Historical Books Of The Bible

Description

The so-called ‘Historical Books’ of the Bible are not strictly ‘historical’ in the modern meaning of the term. They just portray a picture of the beginnings of Israel as a people and a nation, based on their religious faith in Yahweh.

Readers of the Old Testament sometimes get scandalized at some of the descriptions in these books, such as the violent conquest of Palestine with the active help of Yahweh, narrated in the book of Joshua, and some narratives in the Book of Judges.

In this study of the first six ‘Historical Books’ of the Bible, Dr. Sebastian Kizhakkeyil invites the reader to approach these books from a different perspective and points to the positive message embedded in them, as he offers a critical analysis and evaluation of the various narratives.

This first volume in a series of three volumes that comments on these books is a real boon to students of the Bible.