Reconsidering Israel and Judah : : Recent Studies on the Deuteronomistic History / / ed. by Gary N. Knoppers, J. Gordon McConville.

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• MitwirkendeR: Barrera, Julio Trebolle,; Cross, Frank Moore,; Dietrich, Walter,; Exum, J. Cheryl,; Gordon, Robert P.,; Gunn, David M.,; Halpern, Baruch,; Herrmann, Siegfried,; Jobling, David,; Knoppers, Gary N.,; Kraus, Hans-Joachim,; Lemaire, André,; Lohfink, Norbert,; McCarter Jr., P. Kyle,; McConville, J. G.,; McKenzie, Steven L.,; Naumann, Thomas,; Nelson, Richard D.,; Noth, Martin,; Plöger, Otto,; Porter, J. Roy,; Rofé, Alexander,; Römer, Thomas,; Seters, John Van,; Smend, Rudolf,; Sperling, S. David,; Veijola, T.,; Weinfeld, Moshe,; Weippert, Helga,; Wenham, Gordon J.,; Wolff, Hans Walter,
• HerausgeberIn: Knoppers, Gary N.,; McConville, J. Gordon,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Sources for Biblical and Theological Study
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (672 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Editors’ Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1 The Theory of a Deuteronomistic History and Its Refinements -- The Central Theological Ideas -- Speech and Prayer in the Deuteronomistic and the Chronicler’s Histories -- “Histories” and “History” Promise and Fulfillment in the Deuteronomistic Historical Work -- The Kerygma of the Deuteronomistic Historical Work -- The Themes of the Book of Kings and the Structure of the Deuteronomistic History -- The Law and the Nations A Contribution to Deuteronomistic Tradition History -- Part 2 Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges -- Deuteronomy in Search of Origins -- The Succession of Joshua -- Gilgal: A Contribution to the History of Worship in Israel -- The Role of the Priesthood in the Deuteronomistic History -- The Deuteronomic Theology of the Book of Joshua -- The Deuteronomist from Joshua to Samuel -- Joshua 24 Re-examined -- Part 3 Samuel, Kings -- The Apology of David -- The David–Saul Narrative -- David’s Rise and Saul’s Demise Narrative Analogy in 1 Samuel 24–26 -- Solomon: Bathsheba’s Firstborn -- 1 Kings 8:46–53 and the Deuteronomic Hope -- Prayer and Propaganda Solomon’s Dedication of the Temple and the Deuteronomist’s Program -- Dog Food and Bird Food: The Oracles against the Dynasties in the Book of Kings -- 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 -- Part 4 New Directions -- Toward a Redactional History of the Book of Kings -- Ephraimite versus Deuteronomistic History -- Redaction, Recension, and Midrash in the Books of Kings -- The Royal Novella in Egypt and Israel A Contribution to the History of Genre in the Historical Books of the Old Testament -- The Counsel of the “Elders” to Rehoboam and Its Implications -- The State of Israelite History -- New Directions in the Study of Biblical Hebrew Narrative -- The Centre Cannot Hold Thematic and Textual Instabilities in Judges -- What, If Anything, Is 1 Samuel? -- Index of Authors