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A Defense of the Hyperbolic Interpretation of Large Numbers in the Old Testament

  • Semi-Technical
  • David M. Fouts

How should we look at the use of large numbers in the Old Testament? Fouts gives examples of difficulties with large numbers in Scripture and gives a short overview of the history of interpretation of these texts. Most of these large numbers occur in the books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles. He argues that many of these large numbers are often simply figures of speech used to magnify Yahweh or David as king.

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Chronicles and the Canon in New Testament Times

  • Semi-Technical
  • R. Laird Harris

In this essay, Harris considers the canonical place and position of the book of Chronicles.

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Peculiarities and Problems of Genealogical Method and of Text in the Book of Chronicles

  • Semi-Technical
  • Robert D. Culver

This essay is a study in the peculiarities of genealogical method in the book of Chronicles.

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Joy And More Joy!

  • Basic
  • H. G. L. Peels

Looking at the book of Chronicles, this article looks at the theme of joy as something the author of Chronicles wanted God's people to experience and realize. It is a book on the expression of joy for God's work.

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Diversity and Obscurity in Old Testament Books: A Hermeneutical Exercise Based on Some Later Old Testament Books

  • Technical
  • J. Gordon McConville

This article discusses how Christians can understand and interpret Old Testament books such as Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther and Daniel. What do these books mean for Christians today?

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