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King Josiah of Judah : the lost messiah of Israel / Marvin A. Sweeney.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BS1286 .S94 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sweeney, Marvin A. (Marvin Alan), 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Prophets (Neviʼim)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Former Prophets.
- Bible. Prophets (Neviʼim).
- Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism).
- Josiah, King of Judah.
- Josiah.
- Jews--History--To 586 B.C--Historiography.
- Jews.
- History.
- Historiography.
- Bible. Former Prophets--Historiography.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 350 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- King Josiah of Judah is a figure of extraordinary importance for the history of Israel. Using synchronic and diachronic analyses of the Deuteronomistic History, Deuteronomy, and selected prophetic books, Marvin Sweeney reconstructs the ideological perspectives of King Josiah's program of religious and national restoration.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-341) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0195133242
- OCLC:
- 41932465
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