Chronicles through the centuries / Blaire A. French.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Blaire A., author.

Series:

Wiley-Blackwell Bible commentaries.

Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Chronicles--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, [England] : Wiley Blackwell, 2017.

Summary:

Offers a history of the interpretation of Chronicles in theology, worship, music, literature and art from the ancient period to the present day, demonstrating its foundational importance within the Old Testament * Explores important differences between the same topics and stories that occur in Chronicles and other biblical books such as Genesis and Kings, including the pious depiction of David, the clear correlation between moral behavior and divine reward, and the elevation of music in worship * Examines the reception of Chronicles among its interpreters, including rabbis of the Talmud, Jerome, Martin Luther, Johann Sebastian Bach, Cotton Mather, and others, * Features broad yet comprehensive coverage that considers Jewish and Christian, ancient and modern, and secular and pop cultural interpretations * Organizes discussions by verse to illuminate each one's changing meaning across the ages

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I The Genealogies

Chapter 1 The Genealogies

David's Genealogy and the Christian Messiah

David's Genealogy and the Jewish Messiah

David as the Seventh Son of Jesse

Solomon's Place in the Davidic Line

Reuben's Genealogy

The Ephraimites' Early Exodus

Jabez

The Genealogies - Inside or Outside of History?

Part II The Reign of David

Chapter 2 David's Reign from Election to Dynastic Promise

David's Election

David's Transfer of the Ark in Chronicles

David's Psalm of Thanksgiving

God's Dynastic Promise and David's Response

Chapter 3 David's Reign from the Census to the Selection of the Temple Site

Satan and the Census

The Destroying Angel

David's Altar as the Site of the Temple and Mount Moriah

Fire From Heaven

Chapter 4 David's Reign from His Preparations for the Temple to His Death

David's Disqualification as Temple Builder

David and the Temple Musicians

David's Advice to Solomon

David's Blessing of God

David's Death

Part III The Reigns of Solomon and the Kings of Judah

Chapter 5 The Reigns of Solomon, Rehoboam, Abijah, and Asa

Solomon

Rehoboam

Abijah

Asa

Asa's demotion of the queen mother, Maacah

Chapter 6 The Reigns of Jehoshaphat, Joash, Uzziah, and Ahaz

Jehoshaphat

Joash

Uzziah

Ahaz

Chapter 7 The Reigns of Hezekiah, Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah

Hezekiah

Manasseh (See Chapter Eight)

Josiah

Jehoiakim

Zedekiah

Chapter 8 The Reign of Manasseh

Manasseh in Chronicles and Kings

Chronicles' Manasseh in the Septuagint

Qumran's Prayer of Manasseh

Josephus's Manasseh

Manasseh in The Ascension of Isaiah and 2 Baruch

Chronicles' Manasseh in Early Rabbinic Literature.

The Early Church Fathers' Reception of Chronicles' Manasseh

"The Prayer of Manasseh"

Later Reception of Chronicles' Manasseh in Jewish Interpretation

Later Reception of Chronicles' Manasseh in Christian Interpretation

Coda A: The Conclusion of Chronicles

Coda B: Julius Wellhausen's Reception of Chronicles

Glossary of Names and Terms

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Author Index

Scriptural Index

Subject Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119673903

1119673909

9781118690079

1118690079

9781118690048

1118690044

OCLC:

961455978