Chronology of the Kings of Israel and Judah / / Gershon Galil.

• Superior document: Studies in the History and Culture of the Ancient near East Series ; v.9
• VerfasserIn: Galil, Gershon,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : BRILL,, 1996.
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the History and Culture of the Ancient near East Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 180 pages)

"This pioneering study wrestles with the perpetual problem of chronology in the Books of Kings. Starting from the conservative assumptions that the courts of Israel and Judah maintained regnal records, and that these for the most part accurately reflect regnal length, the author arrives at a new and persuasive dating for the reigns and their synchronisms." "In addition, his chronological scheme includes all points of contact between Israel and Judah and external powers, especially Assyria. The result is one of the most responsible and yet most critical chronologies proposed to date, and will be the standard chronological reference for the next decade, if not longer."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- The chronology of the Kings of Israel and Judah from the schism to the death of Ahab -- Israel and Judah from the death of Ahab to the revolt of Jehu -- Israel and Judah from the rebellion of Jehu to the conquest of Samaria -- The last years of the kingdom of Israel and the fall of Samaria -- The chronology of the kings of Judah from Hezekiah to Josiah -- The chronology of the last kings of Judah -- The chronological data in the Greek text of the Book of Kings.