The books of Kings : : sources, composition, historiography and reception / / editors, André Lemaire and Baruch Halpern ; associate editor, Matthew J. Adams.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum Formation and interpretation of Old Testament literature, v. 129
• TeilnehmendeR: Lemaire, André, 1942-; Halpern, Baruch.; Adams, Matthew J.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 129.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (726 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This collaborative commentary on, or dictionary of, Kings, explores cross-cutting aspects of Kings ranging from the analysis of its composition, historically regarded, to its transmission and reception. Ample attention is accorded sources, figures and peoples who play a part in the book. The commentary deals with Kings’ treatment in translation and role in later ancient literature. While our comments do not proceed verse by verse, the volume furnishes guidance, from contributors highly qualified to advance contemporary discussion, on the book's historical background, its literary intentions and characteristics, and on themes and motifs central to its understanding, both of itself and of the world from which it arose. This volume functions as a meta-commentary, offering windows into the secondary literature, but assembling data more fully than is the case in individual commentaries.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / B. Halpern and A. Lemaire -- The Septuagint In The Text History Of 1–2 Kings / Adrian Schenker -- Qumran Fragments Of The Books Of Kings / Julio Trebolle -- The Text Of 1–2 Kings Used By Josephus / Étienne Nodet -- Theories Of The Redaction(s) Of Kings / Gary N. Knoppers -- Characterization In Kings / Robert L. Cohn -- The Literary Structure Of Kings / Robert L. Cohn -- The Composition Of Kings / Baruch Halpern and André Lemaire -- Books And Writing In Kings / Alan R. Millard -- The Book Of Kings And Ancient Near Eastern Historiography / Mario Liverani -- Kings And External Textual Sources: Assyrian, Babylonian And North-West Semitic / Alan R. Millard -- The Moabites / Paul-Eugène Dion and P. M. Michèle Daviau -- Edom And The Edomites / André Lemaire -- Ammonites And The Books Of Kings / Walter E. Aufrecht -- Hiram Of Tyre And Solomon / Edward Lipinski -- The Aramaeans Of Syria: Some Considerations On Their Origin And Material Culture / Hélène Sader -- Philistines In The Books Of Kings / Seymour Gitin -- External Textual Sources – Neo-Hittite States / Kenneth A. Kitchen -- External Textual Sources – Egypt / Kenneth A. Kitchen -- External Textual Sources – Early Arabia / Kenneth A. Kitchen -- "The Prophets" – References To Generic Prophets And Their Role In The Construction Of The Image Of The "Prophets Of Old" Within The Postmonarchic Readership(s) Of The Books Of Kings / Ehud Ben Zvi -- Priesthood And The Development Of Cult In The Books Of Kings / Wolfgang Zwickel -- Dates And Calendars In Kings / Gershon Galil -- Law In Kings / Raymond Westbrook -- Officialdom And Society In The Book Of Kings: The Social Relevance Of The State / Izabela Eph’al Jaruzelska -- Institutions Of Trade In 1 And 2 Kings / Daniel M. Master -- Archaeology And The Question Of Sources In Kings / William G. Dever -- Kings In Josephus / Silvia Castelli -- The Books Of Kings In The New Testament And The Apostolic Fathers / Magnus Zetterholm -- Elijah And The Books Of Kings In Rabbinic Literature / Karin Hedner-Zetterholm -- Cumulative Bibliography / B. Halpern and A. Lemaire -- Selected Subject Index / B. Halpern and A. Lemaire -- Biblical Source Index / B. Halpern and A. Lemaire -- Author Index / B. Halpern and A. Lemaire.