Subject index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements VII
3. Contents IX
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. A superfluous threat of annihilation – God’s reaction to the building of the Golden Calf: Exodus 32 13
6. 3. Punishment and threat of destruction in the story of the spies: Varied theological views in two parallel narratives 27
7. 4. The annihilation-threat tradition 53
8. 5. Told by the protagonists: Retelling episodes of the time in the desert 71
9. 6. Reviewing the past in light of the present plight: Nehemiah 9 125
10. 7. The past in the service of God’s name: Ezekiel 20 145
11. 8. Past precedents pave the way for current pleas: Psalm 106 165
12. 9. Conclusions 179
13. List of abbreviations 185
14. Bibliography 187
15. Subject index 201
16. Ancient sources index 203
17. Author index 221