God's Law and Theocracy: The Use of »YHWH's Torah« in Chronicles
The present paper inquires into why Chronicles persists in using the construct phrase »YHWH's Torah« rather than »Moses' Torah«. It posits that the prevalence of »YHWH's Torah« in Chronicles is due to the particular theocratic understanding of the law. A comparison with the texts in S...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Year: 2019, Volume: 131, Issue: 3, Pages: 444-458 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
David, Israel, König
/ Moses
/ God
/ tôrah
/ Bible. Chronicle 1.
/ Israel (Antiquity)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism HH Archaeology |
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| Summary: | The present paper inquires into why Chronicles persists in using the construct phrase »YHWH's Torah« rather than »Moses' Torah«. It posits that the prevalence of »YHWH's Torah« in Chronicles is due to the particular theocratic understanding of the law. A comparison with the texts in Samuel-Kings further demonstrates that Chronicles purposefully distances itself from the construct phrase »Moses' Torah« in favor of »YHWH's Torah«, emphasizing the essential connection between God's law and God's kingship. |
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| ISSN: | 1613-0103 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/zaw-2019-3005 |