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almafu_9961152592102883
Format:
1 online resource (529 p.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
ISBN:
3-16-152955-3
Series Statement:
Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2. Reihe ; 63
Content:
In this study, Benjamin D. Thomas explores one of the oldest and most central issues of the Hebrew Bible - the compositional history of 1-2 Kings. His approach does not proceed from the assumption prevalent since the time of de Wette, namely, that the origins of 1-2 Kings should be explained initially as a process of Deuteronomistic literary redaction rooted in the Josianic reform. Rather, the author reads 1-2 Kings through the lens of other texts with similar genres existing in its historical context. He also seeks to determine the extent of the original framework by mapping its opening and c
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Thesis (doctoral) - University of Chicago.
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Cover; Preface; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter One: How Was the Book of Kings First Composed?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Standard Critical View; 1.3 Early Critiques of the Standard View; 1.4 Recent Studies on the Framework of Kings; 1.5 Recent Objections to a Hezekian Framework; 1.6 In Search of the Original Framework; 1.7 Defining Deuteronomism; 1.8 Objectives; 1.9 Outline of the Present Study; Chapter Two: The Framework of Kings as a Chronographic Genre; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Theoretical Underpinnings; 2.3 Methodological Considersations
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4.5 Relationship of the Synchronisms and the Evaluations4.6 Are The Evaluations Deuteronomistic?; 4.7 Conclusions; Chapter Five: The Cultic Reports; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Bāmôt; 5.3 Josiah's Account and the Bāmôt-Notices; 5.4 Sacrificing and Burning Incense; 5.5 Golden Calves at Bethel and Dan; 5.6 Additional Cultic Motifs in the Framework; 5.6.1 Qādēš/qedēšîm; 5.6.2 Divination; 5.6.3 Pillars and ʼĂšērîm; 5.6.4 Baal; 5.6.5 Baal and Asherah/Astarte; 5.7 Minor Objects/Deities; 5.8 Comparative Evidence; 5.9 Conclusions; Chapter Six: Solomon's Account and the Beginning of the Hezekian History
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6.1 Introducton6.2 The Literary Relationship of Samuel and Kings; 6.2.1 Early Considerations; 6.2.2 Noth's View of Samuel and Kings; 6.2.3 Reactions to Noth; 6.2.4 Recent Considerations; 6.2.5 Samuel and Kings in Studies on a Hezekian History; 6.2.6 Provisional Results ; 6.2.6.1 Option 1: The Framework Author was the Redactor of Samuel; 6.2.6.2 Option 2: Framework Written in Continuation of Samuel; 6.2.6.3 Option 3: Framework Composed Separately from Samuel; 6.3 Textual Argumentation; 6.3.1 The Notice on Saul's Reign at 1 Samuel 13:1
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6.3.2 The Notices on Ish-boshet and David at 2 Samuel 2:10-11 and 5:4-5
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-09841-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-16-152935-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1628/978-3-16-152955-9
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