Terror of the radiance : Assur covenant to YHWH covenant / Richard Jude Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Richard Jude, 1951- author.

Series:

Orbis biblicus et orientalis ; 1015-1850 258.

Orbis biblicus et orientalis, 1015-1850 ; 258

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Covenants--Biblical teaching.

Covenants.

Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism).

Physical Description:

vii, 260 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Fribourg : Academic Press ; Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, [2013]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Problems with Noth's Hypothesis 2

1.1 Noth's Deuteronomistic History 2

1.2 Scholarship since Noth 4

1.3 Conclusion 22

Chapter 2 Deuteronomistic Covenant: A New Hypothesis 24

2.1 A Declaration of War 24

2.1.1 Scholarship 31

2.2 Obedience 31

2.2.1 Scholarship 36

2.3 Capital Punishment and Law Enforcement 40

2.3.1 Scholarship 41

2.4 Hypotheses 42

2.4.1 Elements of the Dtr Covenant 42

2.4.2 Presuppositions of the DH 42

2.4.3 Law 42

2.4.4 Nebî'îm 44

2.4.5 Chronology and Context 45

2.4.6 Universal Omnipotent God 46

2.5 Plan of the Present Work 46

Chapter 3 Deuteronomistic Covenant and the Levant 48

3.1 Survey of the Scholarship 48

3.2 Myths and Legends of Ugarit 51

3.2.1 Kirta 51

3.2.2 Aqhat 53

3.2.3 Ba'lu and 'Anatu 54

3.3 Role of Myth in Ugaritic Society 56

3.4 Triadic Family Matrix 58

3.5 Dyadic Master-Servant Political Hierarchy 59

3.6 Patriarchalism and the Patrimonial Household Model 60

3.7 Weber 63

3.8 Paradigms: (1) 'ummatu, bêt šaphi and (2) bit ardi / arad ardi 65

3.9 Levantine Defensive and Cooperative Warfare 65

3.10 Treaties of Trade, Mutual Defense, and Return of Fugitives 69

3.11 Levantine Trade Treaties vs. Imperial DH Covenant 72

3.12 Hypotheses 73

Chapter 4 Deuteronomistic Covenant and Hittite Treaties 75

4.1 Survey of the Scholarship 75

4.2 Religion of Hattuša 77

4.3 Imperial Warfare of Hattuša 86

4.4 Subjugation Treaties of Hattuša 94

4.5 Treaty Theory of Hattuša 106

4.6 Hattuša and the DH Covenant 108

Chapter 5 Neo-Assyrian Imperial Ideology 113

5.1 Survey of the Scholarship 113

5.2 Aššumasirpal II (883-859 B.C.E.) 116

5.3 Šalmaneser III (858-823 B.C.E.) 122

5.6 Tiglath-pileser III (744-727 B.C.E.) 127

5.7 Sargon II (721-705 B.C.E.) 134

5.7 Sennacherib (704-681 B.C.E.) 137

5.7 Esarhaddon (680-669 B.C.E.) 141

5.8 Aššurbanipal (669-627 B.C.E.) 146

5.9 Neo-Assyrian Imperial Ideology: Hypotheses 151

Chapter 6 Neo-Assyrian Empire and the Levant 155

6.1 Tell Fakhariyah Inscription 155

6.2 Inscription of Meša' of Moab 159

6.3 Inscription of Kilamuwa of Zinjirli 164

6.4 Inscription of Zakkur of Hamat 167

6.5 Inscription of Panammuwa I of Ya'udî for the Hadad Statue 170

6.6 Inscriptions of Mati''el of 'Arpad and Barga'yah of Ktk (Sefire) 172

6.7 Inscription of Azatiwada of Karatepe 177

6.8 Barrakib of Sam'al: Inscription to Panammuwa II 181

6.9 Building Inscription of Barrakib of Sam'al 184

6.10 Reactions to the Empire: Hypotheses 186

Chapter 7 Aššur Covenant to Yhwh Covenant 189

7.1 Survey of the Scholarship 189

7.1.1 Archaeology 189

7.1.2 History 193

7.1.3 Literature 196

7.2 Neo-Assyrian Inscriptions and the Deuteronomistic Covenant 215

7.2.1 Declaration of War: Conquest 216

7.2.2 Obedience 218

7.2.3 Enforcement and Punishment 220

7.2.4 Imperial Military God with Universal Jurisdiction 223

7.2.5 Terror of the Radiance 227

7.3 Summary and Hypotheses 229.

Notes:

Revised thesis (doctoral).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-253) and index.

ISBN:

9783525543818

3525543816

9783727817373

3727817372

OCLC:

841755754