Handbook of Biblical Chronology: Principles of Time Reckoning in the Ancient World and Problems of Chronology in the Bible - Hardcover

Finegan, Jack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565631439 ISBN 13: 9781565631434

Publisher: Hendrickson Pub, 1998

Synopsis

Have you been skipping over references to time in the Bible because they seem too confusing? Professor Jack FineganĀ’s Handbook of Biblical Chronology clarifies those ancient systems of time reckoning and the biblical passages that use them. Part 1, Principles of Chronology in the Ancient World, describes the origins of basic units of time and surveys the calendars used in the ancient Near East through the Roman era. Part 2, Problems of Chronology in the Bible, discusses major periods of the Old Testament, as well as the lives of Jesus, John the Baptist, and the Apostles Peter and Paul.

This thoroughly revised edition includes a number of improvements over the classic 1964 edition. The text has been updated, expanded, and retypeset. It features more than 190 helpful tables (including 43 new ones), new sections, new datings, full subject and Scripture indexes, a detailed table of contents, and updated bibliographies.

About this title

About the Author:

Jack Finegan is Professor Emeritus of New Testament History and Archaeology at the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hendrickson Pub
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1565631439
• ISBN 13: 9781565631434
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 426