IVP Bible Background Commentary Old Testament

Name: IVP Bible Background Commentary Old Testament
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ISBN: 9780830814190

ISBN-10: 0830814191

ISBN-13: 9780830814190

Edition: 2000

Authors: John H. Walton, Mark W. Chavalas, Victor H. Matthews

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How can we account for the "Book of the Law" suddenly being discovered during Josiah's renovation of the temple (2 Chron 34:14)? We know from Egypt and Mesopotamia that it was common to seal important documents--including theological documents--in the masonry or foundations of a palace or temple in order to inform a future king who might undertake restoration of the building.What might the psalmist have had in mind when praising God for removing our transgressions "as far as the east is from the west" (Ps 103:12)? In an Egyptian hymn to Amun-Re, the deity is praised for his judgment of the guilty. As a result of the god's discernment the guilty are assigned to the east and the righteous to…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 11/8/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 832
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 3.608
Language: English



Preface


Other Resources


Pentateuch: Introduction


Genesis


Ancient Near Eastern Mythology and the Old Testament


Ancient Near Eastern Flood Accounts


The Religion of Abraham


Major Trade Routes in the Ancient Near East


Exodus


The Date of the Exodus


Leviticus


Numbers


Deuteronomy


The Covenant and Ancient Near Eastern Treaties


Historical Literature: Introduction


Joshua


Egyptian Information About Canaan and Israel


Judges


The Political Climate in the Early Iron Age


Ruth


1 Samuel


2 Samuel


1 Kings


2 Kings


The Western Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser III, 734-7321 Chronicles


Significance of Genealogies to Postexilic Audience


2 Chronicles


Sennacherib's Inscriptions


Lachish


Ezra


Nehemiah


Esther


Herodotus


Wisdom and Poetic Literature: Introduction


Job


Retribution Principle


Psalms


Common Concepts


Common Metaphors for God


Musical Terms


Proverbs


Proverbs Echoed in Ancient Near East


How Proverbs Were Used


Proverbs As Generalized Truth


Ecclesiastes


Song of Songs


Sexual Metaphor


Prophetic Literature: Introduction


Isaiah


Afterlife Beliefs in Israel and the Ancient Near East


Jeremiah


Seals and Bullae


Lamentations


Laments over Fallen Cities in the Ancient World


Ezekiel


Daniel


Akkadian Apocalypses


Hosea


Joel


Day of Yahweh


Amos


Economic Changes and Social Classes in Eighth-Century Israel


Obadiah


Jonah


Micah


Nahum


Habakkuk


Zephaniah


Haggai


Zechariah


Apocalyptic Literature


Summary of the Temple-Building Connections to Zechariah's Visions


Malachi


Glossary


Charts and Maps


Topical Index