RT Article
T1 Was an Early Edition of the Book of Kings Composed during Hezekiah’s Reign?
JF Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
VO 31
IS 1
SP 80
OP 91
A1 Naʾaman, Nadav 1939-
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1639342435
AB In this article I critically examine the hypothesis that the early edition of the Book of Kings was written during the time of Hezekiah. I first analyze the histories of the kings of Judah from Ahaz to Josiah and the way their accounts helped to shape the histories of five earlier Judahite kings (Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoash, Amaziah, and Uzziah). This analysis demonstrates that the same author wrote the histories of the pre-Hezekian and post-Hezekian Judahite king—an author who operated not earlier than the time of Josiah. Hence, the early edition of Kings was written in either the late monarchic or the early exilic period; thus, the hypothesis that an early edition of Kings was written during the time of Hezekiah can no longer be upheld.
K1 Ahaz
K1 Ahaziah
K1 Amaziah
K1 Amon
K1 Asa
K1 Hezekiah
K1 Hezekian edition of Kings
K1 Jehoash
K1 Josiah