Is bible history? how do we evaluate its historicity? 2. what do we know of the context of the time and what is the rule of historical investigation? 3. how do scholars treat accounts of miracles or statements about (a) god’s will? 4. what are the limitations of the text in regard to its authors? 5. what are the limitations of modern readers when they encounter biblical texts? 6. what do we know about worship in the ancient israelite world? 7. what do we use as sources to understand ancient israelite practice? is there uniformity of practice? 8. what does bowley mean when he says: it is reductionist to speak of the israelite way of thinking, israel’s view of god or on anything else.