On the Reliability of the Old Testament

內容簡介

1. First things first -- What's in question? -- 2. "In medias res" -- the era of the Hebrew kingdoms -- 3. Home and away -- exile and return -- 4. The empire strikes back -- Saul, David, and Solomon -- 5. Humble beginnings -- around and in Canaan -- 6. Lotus eating and moving on -- Exodus and covenant -- 7. Founding fathers or fleeting phantoms -- the patriarchs -- 8. A vitamin supplement -- Prophets and prophecy -- 9. Back to Methuselah -- and well beyond -- 10. Last things last -- a few conclusions.