The Jehu revolution : a royal tradition of the northern kingdom and its ramifications / Jonathan Miles Robker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robker, Jonathan Miles.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 435.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 0934-2575 ; Bd. 435

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Kings and rulers.

Jews.

Jews--History--To 586 B.C.

Middle East--Antiquities.

Middle East.

Bible. Kings, 2nd--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, Redaction.

Bible. Old Testament--History of Biblical events.

Jehu, King of Israel.

Jehu.

Jehuite dynasty, 9th-8th centuries B.C.

Jehuite dynasty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This monograph re-evaluates the literary development of 2 Kings 9-10 within the context of the Deuteronomistic History. This undertaking opens with a thorough text and literary critical examination of the pericope, arriving at the conclusion that the narrative of 2 Kings 9-10 represents neither an insertion into the Deuteronomistic corpus, nor an independent literary tradition. Rather, when considering the Greek textual traditions of the biblical narrative (most especially B and Ant.), one can appreciate the narrative of Jehu's revolution within the literary context of an extensive politically motivated narrative about the Israelite monarchy covering the period from the reigns of Jeroboam I to Jeroboam II. The identification of this pro-Jehuide source within the book of Kings enables a reliable dating into the 8th century BCE for much of the material in Kings focusing on the Northern Kingdom. Comparing this biblical narrative to other (mostly Mesopotamian and Syrian) texts relevant to Israelite history of the period advances the discourse about the veracity of the biblical narrative when contrasted with extrabiblical traditions and permits the plausible reconstruction of Israelite history spanning the 8th and 9th centuries BCE.

Contents:

Front matter

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Objectives and Methodology

CHAPTER 2. The Literary Jehu: A Construct and its Ramifications

CHAPTER 3. The Jehuide Dynasty

CHAPTER 4. The Israel Source in the Book of Kings: From Jeroboam I through Joram

CHAPTER 5. Historicity and the Bible: Evaluating the Biblical Materials for Reconstructing Israel's History

CHAPTER 6. Akkadian Sources

CHAPTER 7. Levantine Epigraphy: Tel Dan, Mesha, Zakkur, Samarian Materials

CHAPTER 8. Conclusions

Appendix: The Israel Source

Bibliography

Index of Biblical Citations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613940568

9781283628112

1283628112

9783110285017

3110285010

OCLC:

815970740