The Jehu Revolution: A Royal Tradition of the Northern Kingdom and Its Ramifications

Jonathan Miles Robker

Published by De Gruyter 2012

The Jehu Revolution

A Royal Tradition of the Northern Kingdom and Its Ramifications

Jonathan Miles Robker

Volume 435 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110285017

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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.

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Jonathan Miles Robker, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Table of Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Objectives and Methodology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 2. The Literary Jehu: A Construct and its Ramifications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
CHAPTER 3. The Jehuide Dynasty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
CHAPTER 4. The Israel Source in the Book of Kings: From Jeroboam I through Joram Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
CHAPTER 5. Historicity and the Bible: Evaluating the Biblical Materials for Reconstructing Israel’s History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
CHAPTER 6. Akkadian Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
CHAPTER 7. Levantine Epigraphy: Tel Dan, Mesha, Zakkur, Samarian Materials Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
CHAPTER 8. Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Appendix: The Israel Source Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Index of Biblical Citations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Libraries, Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 343
Keywords: Old Testament; Book of Kings; Deuteronomistic History; Redaction History; Textual Criticism

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Published: August 31, 2012
ISBN: 9783110285017