Chronicling the Chronicler: The Book of Chronicles and Early Second Temple Historiography

Published by Penn State University Press 2013

Chronicling the Chronicler

The Book of Chronicles and Early Second Temple Historiography

Edited by: Paul S. Evans and Tyler F. Williams

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575068725

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About this book

The thirteen essays in this volume are largely revised papers which were originally presented as part of the Ancient Historiography Seminar of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies and they investigate particular texts of Chronicles, examine central themes, and consider future prospects for Chronicles study.

The volume includes chapters by Shannon E. Baines, Ehud Ben Zvi, Mark J. Boda, Keith Bodner, Paul S. Evans, Louis Jonker, Gary N. Knoppers, Christine Mitchell, Peter J. Sabo, Steven J. Schweitzer, and John W. Wright.

The essays represent many different perspectives, methodologies, and conclusions regarding the Chronicler’s work and this volume will be of particular interest to scholars and students of Chronicles, ancient Israelite historiography and biblical literature in general.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Paul S. Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1 Texts and Studies
The Genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1–9: Purposes, Forms, and the Utopian Identity of Israel Steven Schweitzer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Reading the Lists: Several Recent Studies of the Chronicler’s Genealogies Keith Bodner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Seeking Saul in Chronicles P. J. Sabo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Let the Crime Fit the Punishment: The Chronicler’s Explication of David’s “Sin” in 1 Chronicles 21 Paul S. Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Of Jebus, Jerusalem, and Benjamin: The Chronicler’s Sondergut in 1 Chronicles 21 against the Background of the Late Persian Era in Yehud Louis Jonker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Historia or Exegesis? Assessing the Chronicler’s Hezekiah-Sennacherib Narrative Paul S. Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Reading Chronicles and Reshaping the Memory of Manasseh Ehud Ben Zvi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
The Cohesiveness of 2 Chronicles 33:1–36:23 as a Literary Unit Concluding the Book of Chronicles Shannon E. Baines Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Part 2 Central Themes
“To Him You Must Listen”: The Prophetic Legislation in Deuteronomy and the Reformation of Classical Tradition in Chronicles Gary N. Knoppers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Divine Retribution in Herodotus and the Book of Chronicles John W. Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Gazing through the Cloud of Incense: Davidic Dynasty and Temple Community in the Chronicler’s Perspective Mark J. Boda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Toward a Sense of Balance. Remembering the Catastrophe of Monarchic Judah / (Ideological) Israel and Exile through Reading Chronicles in Late Yehud Ehud Ben Zvi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Part 3 Future Prospects
Response: Reflections on the Book of Chronicles and Second Temple Historiography Christine Mitchell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Index of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Index of Scripture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	316

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Pages
- Main content: 336

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Published: December 9, 2013
ISBN: 9781575068725