Tradition and transformation in the book of Chronicles / by Pancratius C. Beentjes.

This monograph contributes to a better understanding of the Book of Chronicles. The past forty years have seen a complete transformation in the study of the Book of Chronicles. The former domination of Chronicles by parallel texts in the Books of Samuel and Kings made way for studying the historical...

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Superior document:Studia Semitica Neerlandica, v. 52
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Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Series:Studia Semitica Neerlandica ; 52.
Physical Description:1 online resource (228 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. Adopting and adapting: Some rewritte ngenealogies in 1 chronicles 1–5
  • Chapter Two. Nathan’s oracle and David’s prayer in 1 chronicles 17
  • Chapter Three. David’s census and Ornan’s threshing-floor a close reading of 1 chronicles21
  • Chapter Four. Aspects of innerbiblical interpretation in 2 chronicles 20
  • Chapter Five. The narrative on Uzziah’s leprosy (2 Chronicles 26)
  • Chapter Six. Isaiah and the book of chronicles
  • Chapter Seven. The chronicler’s view of Israel’s earlier history
  • Chapter Eight. Jerusalem: The very centre of all the kingdoms of the earth
  • Chapter Nine. Historical persons or literary characters: Prophets in the book of chronicles
  • Chapter Ten. ‘Give thanks to Yhwh. Truly he is good’ psalms and prayers in the book of chronicles
  • Chapter Eleven. ‘We have Yhwh to Fight Our battles’ war narratives in the book of chronicles
  • Chapter Twelve. The importance of being registered: The role and meaning of the verbיחש in the book of chronicles
  • Bibliography
  • Index of authors
  • Index of textual references
  • Index of hebrew words
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