The Editions of Kings in the 7th-6th Centuries B.C.E.

The Books of Kings, key to the redactional history of the Deuteronomistic History, use formulae to structure regnal accounts. Previously, scholars have appealed to the formulae evaluating the reigns of kings to hypothesize editions ending at the reigns of Hezekiah and Josiah, before the final editio...

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1. VerfasserIn: Halpern, Baruch 1953- (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Veröffentlicht: 1991
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Jahr: 1991, Band: 62, Seiten: 179-244
IxTheo Notationen:HB Altes Testament
weitere Schlagwörter:B Bibel. Könige 1.-2.
Parallele Ausgabe:Elektronisch
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Zusammenfassung:The Books of Kings, key to the redactional history of the Deuteronomistic History, use formulae to structure regnal accounts. Previously, scholars have appealed to the formulae evaluating the reigns of kings to hypothesize editions ending at the reigns of Hezekiah and Josiah, before the final edition, which extends into the Exile. A global examination of Kings' formulae does not confirm earlier constructions of the regnal evaluations. However, the formulae for death and burial, for naming Queen-Mothers, for regnal evaluation, and for source citations reflect changes in authorship at Hezekiah and at Josiah. Also, the sequences in which information is integrated into the formulae — where assassinations are reported in relation to source citations, or where supplementary notes are inserted after the main regnal account — sustain the earlier redaction-historical hypotheses. Careful study also indicates that the prophecy of Huldah originates, as has long been claimed, in a Josianic version of Kings. Further, the originally oral materials in 1 Kings 17—22 reflect both Hezekian and Josianic editorial activity, as materials in Chronicles also show. Overall, a picture emerges of three editions of the Deuteronomistic History, in line with other scholars' reconstructions, reflecting the changing culture of 8th—6th century Judah.
ISSN:0360-9049
Enthält:In: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion