Rewriting Biblical History: Essays on Chronicles and Ben Sira in Honor of Pancratius C. Beentjes

Published by De Gruyter 2011

Rewriting Biblical History

Essays on Chronicles and Ben Sira in Honor of Pancratius C. Beentjes

Edited by: Jeremy Corley and Harm van Grol

Volume 7 in the series Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110240948

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About this book

Old Testament texts frequently offer a theological view of history. This is very evident in the Books of Chronicles and in the final section of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus). Today there is renewed interest in both these works as significant theological and cultural Jewish documents from the centuries before Jesus. Both Chronicles and Ben Sira aim to recreate a national identity centered on temple piety. Some chapters in this volume consider the portrayal of Israelite kings like David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, while others deal with prophets like Samuel and Elijah.

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Jeremy Corley, University of Durham, UK; Harm van Grol, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Appreciation of Pancratius C. Beentjes HARM VAN GROL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XI
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XIII
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XV
Chronicles and Ben Sira: Questions of Genre CHRISTINE MITCHELL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Aaron’s Polyvalent Role according to Ben Sira FRIEDRICH V. REITERER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Canonical Assimilation in Ben Sira’s Portrayal of Joshua and Samuel JEREMY CORLEY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
The Warrior-Poet of Israel: The Significance of David’s Battles in Chronicles and Ben Sira BRADLEY C. GREGORY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
1 Chronicles 16: The Chronicler’s Psalm and Its View of History HARM VAN GROL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
The Temple in Samuel–Kings and Chronicles STEVEN J. SCHWEITZER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Solomon in Chronicles and Ben Sira: A Study in Contrasts BENJAMIN G. III WRIGHT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Rehoboam Meets Machiavelli ROLAND BOER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Elijah as Reconciler of Father and Son: From 1 Kings 16:34 and Malachi 3:22-24 to Ben Sira 48:1-11 and Luke 1:13-17 BART J. KOET Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Sirach 48:17-25 and the Isaiah-Book: Hezekiah and Isaiah in the Book of Sirach and the Reader-Oriented Perspective of the Isaiah-Book ARCHIBALD L.H.M. VAN WIERINGEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Saint or Sinner? Manasseh in Chronicles GARY KNOPPERS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Josiah and His Prophet(s) in Chronicles and Ben Sira: An Intertextual Comparison RENATE EGGER-WENZEL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
More than a Pawn in their Game: Zedekiah and the Fall of Jerusalem in 2 Chronicles 36:11-21 BOB BECKING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
New Elements in Ben Sira’s Portrait of the High Priest Simon in Sirach 50 OTTO MULDER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Why Some Women Were Included in the Genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1–9 WILLIEN VAN WIERINGEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
The Absence of Named Women from Ben Sira’s Praise of the Ancestors NÚRIA CALDUCH-BENAGES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
The Review of History in Ben Sira 44–50 and Wisdom 10–19 S.J. GILBERT Maurice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Bibliography of Pancratius C. Beentjes 1974–2011 JEREMY CORLEY and HARM VAN GROL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
Index of Ancient Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
Index of Modern Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	377
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Libraries, Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 20
- Main content: 390
Keywords: Old Testament; Ben Sira; Ecclesiasticus; Books of Chronicles

eBook

Published: May 26, 2011
ISBN: 9783110240948

Hardcover

Published: May 17, 2011
ISBN: 9783110240931