The theocratic ideology of the Chronicler / / Jonathan E. Dyck.

• Superior document: Biblical Interpretation Series ; 33
• VerfasserIn: Dyck, Jonathan E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherland ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical Interpretation Series ; 33.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Sheffield, 1994) presented under title: The purpose of Chronicles and the critique of ideology.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-244) and indexes.
• ISBN: 9004493360
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jonathan E. Dyck.

This volume is a study of the ideology of the Chronicler in the context of the emerging theocratic community of Judah in the Persian period. This study breaks new ground in treating the 'purpose' of Chronicles from an explicitly social-theoretical perspective. The first two chapters examine the relationship between biblical interpretation and ideological criticism, moving from the historical critical concept of 'purpose' to the hermeneutical issues of understanding, ideological distortion and critique. Subsequent chapters are devoted to three ideological critical readings of Chronicles focusing in succession on the identity of Israel, the legitimacy of Jerusalem and the construction of hierarchy. Care is taken throughout to define concepts clearly and to highlight the interpretive perspectives employed making this volume particularly useful for those engaged in methodological discussion.