Faith, Tradition, and History Old Testament Historiography in Its Near Eastern Context Book

	Preface
	Abbreviations
	The Current State of Old Testament Historiography	1
	Story, History, and Theology	37
	Scribes as Transmitters of Tradition	65
	The Sumerian Historiographic Tradition and Its Implications for Genesis 1-11	79
	Genealogical History as "Charter": A Study of Old Babylonian Period Historiography and the Old Testament	103
	The Weidner Chronicle and the Idea of History in Israel and Mesopotamia	129
	History and Legend in Early Hittite Historiography	149
	The Historical Reliability of the Hittite Annals	159
	The Structure of Joshua 1-11 and the Annals of Thutmose III	165
	Joshua 10:12-15 and Mesopotamian Celestial Omen Texts	181
	Asking Historical Questions of Joshua 13-19: Recent Discussion Concerning the Date of the Boundary Lists	191
	Judges 1 in Its Near Eastern Literary Context	207
	Deborah among the Judges: The Perspective of the Hebrew Historian	229
	Who Made the Kingmaker? Reflections on Samuel and the Institution of the Monarchy	255
	How Did Saul Become King? Literary Reading and Historical Reconstruction	271
	In Search of David: The David Tradition in Recent Study	285
	The Warrior and His God: The Covenant Foundation of History and Historiography	299
	The Oscillating Fortunes of "History" within Old Testament Theology	313
	Index of Authors	341
	Index of Scripture References	350