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Tables of Contents for The Ivp Bible Background Commentary
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
7
3
Other Resources
10
11
Pentateuch: Introduction
21
188
Genesis
28
49
Ancient Near Eastern Mythology and the Old TestamentAncient Near Eastern Flood AccountsThe Religion of AbrahamMajor Trade Routes in the Ancient Near East
Exodus
77
42
The Date of the Exodus
Leviticus
119
24
Numbers
143
27
Deuteronomy
170
39
The Covenant and Ancient Near Eastern Treaties
Historical Literature: Introduction
209
282
Joshua
213
28
Egyptian Information About Canaan and Israel
Judges
241
36
The Political Climate in the Early Iron Age
Ruth
277
4
1 Samuel
281
41
2 Samuel
322
33
1 Kings
355
30
2 Kings
385
28
The Western Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser III, 734-732
1 Chronicles
413
7
Significance of Genealogies to Postexilic Audience
2 Chronicles
420
39
Sennacherib's InscriptionsLachish
Ezra
459
13
Nehemiah
472
11
Esther
483
8
Herodotus
Wisdom and Poetic Literature: Introduction
491
90
Job
495
16
Retribution Principle
Psalms
511
49
Common ConceptsCommon Metaphors for GodMusical Terms
Proverbs
560
10
Proverbs Echoed in Ancient Near EastHow Proverbs Were UsedProverbs as Generalized Truth
Ecclesiastes
570
6
Song of Songs
576
5
Sexual Metaphor
Prophetic Literature: Introduction
581
231
Isaiah
584
58
Afterlife Beliefs in Israel and the Ancient Near East
Jeremiah
642
44
Seals and Bullae
Lamentations
686
3
Laments over Fallen Cities in the Ancient World
Ezekiel
689
40
Daniel
729
22
Akkadian Apocalypses
Hosea
751
9
Joel
760
4
Day of Yahweh
Amos
764
11
Economic Changes and Social Classes in Eighth-Century Israel
Obadiah
775
2
Jonah
777
3
Micah
780
7
Nahum
787
4
Habakkuk
791
3
Zephaniah
794
2
Haggai
796
2
Zechariah
798
12
Apocalyptic LiteratureSummary of the Temple-Building Connections to Zechariah's Visions
Malachi
810
2
Glossary
812
5
Charts and Maps
817
13
Topical Index
830
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