Deuteronomy-Kings as emerging authoritative books : a conversation / edited by Diana V. Edelman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edelman, Diana Vikander, 1954- editor.

Series:

Ancient Near East monographs ; Volume 6.

Ancient Near East Monographs ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Historiography.

Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explore how the past came to address the present and the future and why it became important for emerging Jewish identity. Experts explore the themes and topics that made Deuteronomy and the Former Prophets appealing to ancient readers leading ultimately to those texts becoming authoritative for Persian and Hellenistic readers. This unique collection of essays focuses on what larger impact these texts might have had on primary and secondary audiences as part of emerging Torah. Contributors include Klaus-Peter Adam, Yairah Amit, Thomas M. Bolin, Philip R. Davies, Serge Frolov, Susanne Gilmayr-Bucher, E. Axel Knauf, Christoph Levin, James R. Linville, and Thomas Römer, and Diana V. Edelman. Features: Essays focused on why texts became authoritative instead of when they were written or their historicity Two scholars examine each book providing a range of views Coverage of the socio-religious function of emerging Torah in the Persian and early Hellenistic periods

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""The Authority of Deuteronomy""; ""Rereading Deuteronomy in the Persian and Hellenistic Periods: The Ethics of Brotherhood and the Care of the Poor""; ""Why “Joshua�?""; ""The Case of Joshua""; ""Who Was Interested in the Book of Judges in the Persian-Hellenistic Periods?""; ""Memories Laid to Rest: The Book of Judges in the Persian Period""; ""1�2 Samuel and Jewish Paideia in the Persian and Hellenistic Periods""

""What Made the Books of Samuel Authoritative in the Discourses of the Persian Period? Reflections on the Legal Discourse in 2 Samuel 14""""The Case of the Book of Kings""; ""On the Authority of Dead Kings""; ""Contributors""; ""Bibliography""; ""Primary Sources Index""; ""Modern Authors Index""; ""Subject Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58983-739-8

OCLC:

875926778