Israel in the Book of Kings : the past as a project of social identity / James Richard Linville.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linville, James Richard.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 272.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 272

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Kings and rulers.

Jews.

Kings and rulers--Biblical teaching.

Kings and rulers.

Twelve tribes of Israel.

Bible. Kings--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Linville argues that a new approach to the book of Kings is needed because of the failings of the usual historical-critical methods. He adopts a holistic approach which sees the book as a Persian-era text intended to articulate politically and religiously significant symbols within the book's monarchic history. These express the producer's reactions to important issues of Jewish identity in the continuing Diaspora and in Jerusalem. In the story of the schisms and apostacies of Israel's defunct monarchies both the Diaspora and cultural pluralism are legitimized. Rival versions of Israelite heri

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Part I: THE BOOK OF KINGS AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH; Chapter 1 ISRAEL: THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF ATTRIBUTION; Chapter 2 THE NEED FOR A NEW APPROACH TO KINGS; Chapter 3 IDENTIFYING WRITING AS 'HISTORY' AND WRITING IDENTITY AS 'HISTORY'; Part II: EMPIRE AND ENTROPY; Chapter 4 DUALITY IN THE UNITED MONARCHY; Chapter 5 THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM; Chapter 6: THE TWO KINGDOMS; Chapter 7 THE REJECTION OF ISRAEL AND THE FALSE SONS OF JACOB; Part III: DESTRUCTION AND ETERNITY; Chapter 8 JOSIAH' S PURGE: EXILE AND TRANSFORMATION; Chapter 9 EGYPT, EXODUS AND EXILE

Chapter 10 THE ETERNAL TEMPLEBibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611814175

9781281814173

1281814172

9780567516916

0567516911

OCLC:

276368365