TY - BOOK AU - Yee,Gale A. AU - Page,Hugh R. AU - Coomber,Matthew J.M. TI - The Historical writings T2 - Fortress commentary on the Bible SN - 1506415814 U1 - 220.13 Y42H PY - 2016/// CY - Minneapolis PB - Fortress Press KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Commentaries KW - 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; 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 -