Treasures lost : a literary study of the despoliation notices in the Book of Kings / Francisco Martins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martins, Francisco, author.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 543.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 0934-2575 ; volume 543

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Kings--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem).

Physical Description:

xi, 386 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]

Summary:

The book of Kings repeatedly refers to the despoliation of the treasures of the Jerusalem temple and royal palace. These short notices recounting a foreign invasion and the loss of "national wealth" have been explored only briefly among scholars applying their expertise to the analysis of the book of Kings or the study of the Jerusalem temple and royal palace, from both literary and historical perspectives. This monograph aims to fill this lacuna. Adopting an approach that combines a more traditional form of literary criticism with a thorough analysis of the narrative role and intertextual connections giving shape to the texts (Sitz in der Literatur), the book offers a more complex and nuanced appreciation of the literary development and ideological profile of the despoliation notices. In addition, it weighs the use of the underlying literary motif in the biblical writings against other Ancient Near Eastern sources. This study not only provides new perspectives on the role of motifs in biblical historiography but has far-reaching implications for the reconstruction of the process of production and transmission of Kings as part of the Deuteronomistic History.

Contents:

1. Introduction. 1.1. The object of this study ; 1.2. Previous studies on the despoliation notices in Kings ; 1.3. The angle adopted in this monograph ; 1.4. The outline of this study

2. The despoliation notices in the Book of Kings : analysis of the texts. 2.1. 1 Kings 14:25-28 ; 2.2. 1 Kings 15:17-22 ; 2.3. 2 Kings 12:18-19 ; 2.4. 2 Kings 14:8-14 ; 2.5. 2 Kings 16:5-9 ; Excursus: 2 Kings 16:5.7-9 in the light of the Assyrian imperial ideology ; 2.6. 2 Kings 18:13-16 ; 2.7. 2 Kings 24:10-17 ; 2.8. 2 Kings 25:8-21

3. The despoliation notices in the Book of Kings : historico-redactional conclusions. 3.1. Negotiating imperial power : Asa, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in "the book of the chronicles of the Kings of Judah" ; 3.2. Telling the end and anticipating it : 2 Kings 25 and 2 Kings 14 in the Book of Kings ; 3.3. Creating a history of decline : the cumulative effect ; 3.4. Summary

4. The motif of the despoliation of the treasures in the Book of Kings and beyond : a "biography". 4.1. The motif of the despoliation of the treasures in the Book of Kings ; 4.2. The motif beyond Kings : a preliminary study.

Notes:

Revision of doctoral thesis: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2021.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-361) and indexes.

ISBN:

9783110776119

3110776111

OCLC:

1291875021