Overview

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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Author:   Paul S. Evans ,  Tyler F. Williams
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Eisenbrauns
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781575062907

ISBN 10:   1575062909
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   09 December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ii Abbreviations x Introduction Paul S. Evans Part 1 Texts and Studies The Genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1–9: Purposes, Forms, and the Utopian Identity of Israel 9 Steven Schweitzer Reading the Lists: Several Recent Studies of the Chronicler’s Genealogies 9 Keith Bodner Seeking Saul in Chronicles 3 P. J. Sabo Let the Crime Fit the Punishment: The Chronicler’s Explication of David’s “Sin” in 1 Chronicles 21 65 Paul S. Evans Of Jebus, Jerusalem, and Benjamin: The Chronicler’s Sondergut in 1 Chronicles 21 against the Background of the Late Persian Era in Yehud 81 Louis Jonker Historia or Exegesis? Assessing the Chronicler’s Hezekiah-Sennacherib Narrative 103 Paul S. Evans Reading Chronicles and Reshaping the Memory of Manasseh 121 Ehud Ben Zvi The Cohesiveness of 2 Chronicles 33:1–36:23 as a Literary Unit Concluding the Book of Chronicles 141 Shannon E. Baines Part 2 Central Themes “To Him You Must Listen”: The Prophetic Legislation in Deuteronomy and the Reformation of Classical Tradition in Chronicles 161 Gary N. Knoppers Divine Retribution in Herodotus and the Book of Chronicles 195 John W. Wright Gazing through the Cloud of Incense: Davidic Dynasty and Temple Community in the Chronicler’s Perspective 215 Mark J. Boda Toward a Sense of Balance: Remembering the Catastrophe of Monarchic Judah/(Ideological) Israel and Exile through Reading Chronicles in Late Yehud 247 Ehud Ben Zvi Part 3 Future Prospects Response: Reflections on the Book of Chronicles and Second Temple Historiography 269 Christine Mitchell Bibliography 279 Indexes 311 Index of Authors 11 Index of Scripture 16

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