History of the Hebrew People from the Division of the Kingdom to the Fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC

9781417944125

1417944129

1920. With maps and chart. In this volume Kent studies the division of the Hebrew kingdom at the death of Solomon. Contents: Part I. The Pre-Assyrian Period of Hebrew History: The Historical Sources for the Period; The Chronology of the Two Kingdoms; The Division of the Hebrew Kingdom; Resources and Organization of the Two Kingdoms; Political Events in Israel and Judah; and The Religious Crisis in Israel, and the Work of Elijah. Part II. The Assyrian Period of Israel's History: The Historical Sources and Chronology; The Revolution of Jehu; Israel Under the Rule of the House of Jehu; The Prophets Amos and Hosea; Society and Morals in Israel; Popular and Prophetic Religion; The Decline and Fall of Israel; and The Role of Israel in the World's History. Part III. The Assyrian Period of Judah's History: The Historical Sources and Chronology; From Athaliah to Ahaz; The Crisis of 734 B.C.; Society and Religion in Judah; The Great Invasion of Sennacherib; The Work and Teachings of Isaiah; and the Reactionary Reign of Manasseh. Part IV. The Babylonian Period of Judah's History: The Historical Sources; The Great Reformation Under Josiah; Judah and the New World Powers; Jeremiah and the Fall of Jerusalem; and The Last Chapter of Judah's History. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.