Family Genealogies and Religious Ideology: The Case of the Chronicler's Introduction

The Chronicler starts his historiographical work with nine chapters of family and name lists. Lay readers of the book often skip these "boring" chapters to get to the "real" narrative, starting with the death of Saul in chapter 10. Scholars have indicated, however, that these gen...

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Main Author: Jonker, Louis C. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2019]
In: Theology today
Year: 2019, Volume: 76, Issue: 3, Pages: 200-208
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Genealogies
B 1 Chronicles 1-9
B postexilic identity
B family lists
B Chronicles
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)