{"product_id":"israel-in-the-book-of-james-richard-linville-9781850758594","title":"Israel in the Book of Kings","description":"\u003cp\u003eLinville argues that a new approach to the book of Kings is needed because of the failings of the usual historical-critical methods. He adopts a holistic approach which sees the book as a Persian-era text intended to articulate politically and religiously significant symbols within the book's monarchic history. These express the producer's reactions to important issues of Jewish identity in the continuing Diaspora and in Jerusalem. In the story of the schisms and apostacies of Israel's defunct monarchies both the Diaspora and cultural pluralism are legitimized. Rival versions of Israelite heritage are reconciled under an overarching sense of a greater Israelite history and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Richard Linville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185075859X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781850758594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheffield Academic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.44w x 0.86d","brand":"James Richard Linville","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065857749247,"sku":"9781850758594","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_400be1c3-0867-40b9-b139-388162fcc4ce.jpg?v=1768677708","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/israel-in-the-book-of-james-richard-linville-9781850758594","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}