The people of ancient Israel : an introduction to Old Testament literature, history, and thought / [by] J. Kenneth Kuntz.

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The Old Testament today : ancient traditions intersect with a modern world -- The Lay of the land : the geographical context of the Old Testament -- The Torah : its origin and structure -- Origins anticipated : the patriarchal traditions -- Origins actualized : the Exodus event -- Origins clarified : the theophany and covenant at Sinai -- Wilderness wandering and the conquest of the land -- Israels settlement in Canaan -- The united monarchy under Saul and David -- Solomonic rule and the ensuing schism -- The dialogue between established monarchy and emerging prophetism -- Amos, Hosea and the end of the northern kingdom -- Micah, Isaiah, and the struggle of the southern kingdom -- Prophetic disclosure and the Deuteronomic reform in Judah -- Judahs appointment to the yoke -- Judahs bearing of the yoke -- Second Isaiah and the promise of imminent return -- The return to Palestine and the restoration of the Jewish community -- Prophets, priests, and poets in postexilic Israel -- The gift of wisdom -- Israel and the world at the close of the Old Testament era.