Historical Books (Christian canon)
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The Historical Books in the Christian canon are a collection of Old Testament writings that narrate Israel’s history from the conquest of Canaan through the post-exilic period, highlighting God’s dealings with His people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historical Books (Christian canon) canonical | 1 |
| Historical Books of the Old Testament | 1 |
| History Books (Christian canon) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament division
ⓘ
biblical book collection ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
God’s sovereignty in history
ⓘ
covenant obedience and disobedience ⓘ |
| classificationVariesBy | Christian tradition ⓘ |
| containsAccountOf |
Babylonian exile
ⓘ
conquest of Canaan ⓘ divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah ⓘ period of the judges ⓘ return from exile ⓘ Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) ⓘ
surface form:
united monarchy of Israel
|
| coversPeriodFrom | conquest of Canaan ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo | post-exilic period ⓘ |
| describes | history of Israel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Historical Books (Christian canon)
ⓘ
surface form:
Historical Books of the Old Testament
Historical Books (Christian canon) ⓘ
surface form:
History Books (Christian canon)
|
| includesBook |
Divrei Hayamim
ⓘ
surface form:
1 Chronicles
1 Kings ⓘ 1 Samuel ⓘ 2 Chronicles ⓘ Book of 2 Kings ⓘ
surface form:
2 Kings
2 Samuel ⓘ Esther ⓘ Ezra ⓘ Joshua ⓘ Judges ⓘ Nehemiah ⓘ Ruth ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian historiography
ⓘ
Jewish historical tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfComposition |
Aramaic
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Aramaic
Hebrew ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| liturgicalUse |
lectionaries
ⓘ
public Scripture readings ⓘ |
| narrativeGenre | historical narrative ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| recognizedBy |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Protestant churches ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| sequenceFollows |
Torah
ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
|
| sequencePrecedes |
Wisdom Literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Wisdom Books (Christian canon)
|
| theologicalTheme |
God’s dealings with Israel
ⓘ
covenant faithfulness ⓘ judgment and restoration ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Jewish–Christian dialogue ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Historical Books of the Old Testament
this entity surface form:
History Books (Christian canon)