TY - BOOK AU - Yee, Gale A., AU - Page, Hugh R., AU - Coomber, Matthew J. M., TI - The Historical writings SN - 1506415814 AV - BS1308.A5 H57 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Minneapolis PB - Fortress Press KW - Bible. Old Testament KW - Commentaries. KW - Bible. Hagiographa N1 - Originally published in 2014 as part of the two-volume series Fortress Commentary on the Bible. The series has now been broken down into eight study editions.; Includes bibliographical references.; 505 0 Reading the Old Testament in ancient and contemporary contexts / Matthew J. M. Coomber -- The people of God and the peoples of Earth / Hugh R. Page Jr. -- Reading the Christian Old Testament in the contemporary world / Daniel L. Smith-Christopher -- Themes and perspectives in the historical writings / Norman K/ Gottwald -- Joshua / Pekka M. A. Pitkänen -- Judges / Victor H. Matthew -- Ruth / Gale A. Yee -- 1,2 Samuel / Hugh S. Pyper -- 1,2 Kings / Gale A. Yee -- 1,2 Chronicles / Alejandro F. Botta -- Ezra -Nehemiah / Katherine E. Southwood -- Esther / Judy Fentress-Williams. N2 - "This volume from Fortress Commentary on the Bible: Old Testament and Apocrypha includes commentary on Joshua through Esther, an introduction to the historical writings, and additional articles providing guidance for reading the Old Testament in ancient and modern contexts"--Page 4 of cover. ER -