1 Kings: With an Introduction to Historical LiteratureThis is a print on demand book and is therefore non returnable. Long begins this volume with a discussion of the nature of historical literature and a survey of its important genres: list, report, story, and history. He then focuses on 1 Kings as an example of historical literature, first analyzing the book as a whole and then unit by unit. The work is enhanced by extensive bibliographies and a glossary of genres and formulas which offers clear,