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

• Superior document: Studia Semitica Neerlandica, v. 52
• Author: Beentjes, Pancratius Cornelis.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studia Semitica Neerlandica ; 52.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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, sociological, literary, theological, and ideological aspects of Chronicles in their own right. This book/document is now increasingly recognized as being of major interest to the Second Temple Period. Reading the book of Chronicles, it appears that the Chronicler is constantly transforming Israel's tradition(s) into a new theological and ideological system. In this study, attention is, therefore, paid both to specific texts, such as 1 Chronicles 17; 21; 2 Chronicles 20; 26, and to particular central themes, such as the special function of Jerusalem, and the peculiar way of how the Chronicler presents prophets, war narratives, and genealogies.

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 -- Studia Semitica Neerlandica.