Reconsidering Israel and Judah: Recent Studies on the Deuteronomistic History

Published by Penn State University Press 2000

Reconsidering Israel and Judah

Recent Studies on the Deuteronomistic History

Edited by: Gary N. Knoppers and J. Gordon McConville

In the series Sources for Biblical and Theological Study

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575065182

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About this book

The Deuteronomic or, more properly, Deuteronomistic History is a modern theoretical construct which holds that the books of Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings constitute a single work, unified by a basic homogeneity in language, style, and content. This construct owes much to the influence of Martin Noth’s classic study of the Deuteronomistic History, contained in his larger Uberlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien. According to Noth, the Deuteronomist incorporated the deuteronomic law into the beginning of his work, framing it with speeches by Moses. The Deuteronomist then added other sources, such as tales of conquest and settlement, prophetic narratives and speeches, official annals and records.

While this larger thesis has stood the test of time, there is much disagreement among contemporary scholars about a wide variety of issues. The present collection attempts to provide readers with an understanding of the important developments, methodologies, and points of view in the ongoing debate. Both current essays and some older, classic essays that have shaped the larger debate are included. Ten are newly translated into English. Each essay is prefaced by a detailed foreword by one of the editors that summarizes and places the essay in its appropriate context, making the volume ideal for use in seminars or courses, as well as for individuals wishing to become familiar with the state of discussion on the Deuteronomistic History.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Series Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Editors’ Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xvi
Introduction Gary N. Knoppers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1 The Theory of a Deuteronomistic History and Its Refinements
The Central Theological Ideas Martin Noth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
Speech and Prayer in the Deuteronomistic and the Chronicler’s Histories Otto Plöger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
“Histories” and “History” Promise and Fulfillment in the Deuteronomistic Historical Work Helga Weippert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
The Kerygma of the Deuteronomistic Historical Work Hans Walter Wolff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
The Themes of the Book of Kings and the Structure of the Deuteronomistic History Frank Moore Cross Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
The Law and the Nations A Contribution to Deuteronomistic Tradition History Rudolf Smend Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Part 2 Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges
Deuteronomy in Search of Origins Thomas Römer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
The Succession of Joshua J. Roy Porter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Gilgal: A Contribution to the History of Worship in Israel Hans-Joachim Kraus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
The Role of the Priesthood in the Deuteronomistic History Richard D. Nelson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
The Deuteronomic Theology of the Book of Joshua Gordon J. Wenham Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
The Deuteronomist from Joshua to Samuel John Van Seters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Joshua 24 Re-examined S. David Sperling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	240
Part 3 Samuel, Kings
The Apology of David P. Kyle McCarter Jr. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
The David–Saul Narrative Walter Dietrich and Thomas Naumann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	276
David’s Rise and Saul’s Demise Narrative Analogy in 1 Samuel 24–26 Robert P. Gordon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Solomon: Bathsheba’s Firstborn T. Veijola Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	340
1 Kings 8:46–53 and the Deuteronomic Hope J. G. McConville Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	358
Prayer and Propaganda Solomon’s Dedication of the Temple and the Deuteronomist’s Program Gary N. Knoppers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	370
Dog Food and Bird Food: The Oracles against the Dynasties in the Book of Kings Steven L. McKenzie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	397
Which Oracle Granted Perdurability to the Davidides? A Textual Problem in 2 Kings 8:19 and the Function of the Dynastic Oracles in the Deuteronomistic Historical Work Norbert Lohfink Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	421
Part 4 New Directions
Toward a Redactional History of the Book of Kings André Lemaire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	446
Ephraimite versus Deuteronomistic History Alexander Rofé Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	462
Redaction, Recension, and Midrash in the Books of Kings Julio Trebolle Barrera Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	475
The Royal Novella in Egypt and Israel A Contribution to the History of Genre in the Historical Books of the Old Testament Siegfried Herrmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	493
The Counsel of the “Elders” to Rehoboam and Its Implications Moshe Weinfeld Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	516
The State of Israelite History Baruch Halpern Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	540
New Directions in the Study of Biblical Hebrew Narrative David M. Gunn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	566
The Centre Cannot Hold Thematic and Textual Instabilities in Judges J. Cheryl Exum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	578
What, If Anything, Is 1 Samuel? David Jobling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	601
Index of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	615

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
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Published: June 23, 2000
ISBN: 9781575065182