Chronicler As Historian

Brief Description: This volume of essays, dedicated to the late Raymond B. Dillard, addresses the question, 'Was the Chronicler a Historian?' It includes profiles of the diverse kinds of material found in Chronicles, and assesses their value for the reconstruction of the history of ancient Israel. This collection represents the best of recent scholarship on a subject that is generating intense discussion in biblical research. Biographical Note: M. Patrick Graham is Margaret A. Pitts Associate Professor of Theological Bibliography at Candler School of Theology, and Director of Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta. Kenneth G. Hoglund is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. Steven McKenzie is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee. Marc Notes: This collection of fourteen essays has its roots in the work of the Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah Section of the Society of Biblical Literature. The committee ... chose the topic, 'Was the chronicler a historian?', for the section's theme session at the 1994 annual meeting of the SBL.--Introd.; Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contributor Bio:  Graham, Patrick M M. Patrick Graham is Margaret A. Pitts Associate Professor of Theological Bibliography at Candler School of Theology, and Director of Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta. Contributor Bio:  Dillard, Raymond B RAYMOND B. DILLARD is Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He has written widely in Old Testament studies and served as editor, translator, and consultant for the New International Version, Old Testament. Dr. Dillard has the B. D. degree from Westminster and the Ph. D. from Dropsie University, and has done postgraduate studies at Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Tel Aviv. Contributor Bio:  Graham, M Patrick M. Patrick Graham is Margaret A. Pitts Professor of Theological Bibliography and Director of Pitts Theology Library at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. Contributor Bio:  Hoglund, Kenneth G M. Patrick Graham is Margaret A. Pitts Associate Professor of Theological Bibliography at Candler School of Theology, and Director of Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta. Contributor Bio:  McKenzie, Steven L Steven L. McKenzie is Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament atRhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.