Royal illness and kingship ideology in the Hebrew bible
"In this book, Isabel Cranz offers the first systematic study of royal illness in the Books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles. Applying a diachronic approach, she compares and contrasts how the different views concerning kingship and illness are developed in the larger trajectory of the Hebrew Bi...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Cranz, Isabel, 1980-, Royal illness and kingship ideology in the Hebrew bible] (2022) (Frisch, Alexandria)
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| Series/Journal: | Society for Old Testament study monographs
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 1.
/ Bible. Könige 1.
/ Bible. Chronicle 1.
/ Health
/ Diseases
/ Ruler
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Kings and rulers
Biblical teaching
B Health Biblical teaching B Bible. Samuel Criticism, interpretation, etc B Bible. Kings Criticism, interpretation, etc B Diseases Biblical teaching B Bible. Chronicles Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Summary: | "In this book, Isabel Cranz offers the first systematic study of royal illness in the Books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles. Applying a diachronic approach, she compares and contrasts how the different views concerning kingship and illness are developed in the larger trajectory of the Hebrew Bible. As such, she demonstrates how a framework of meaning is constructed around the motif of illness, which is expanded in several redactional steps. This development takes different forms and relates to issues such as problems with kingship, the cultic, and moral conduct of individual kings, or the evaluation of dynasties. Significantly, Cranz shows how the scribes living in postmonarchic Judah expanded the interpretive framework of royal illness until it included a message of destruction and a critique of kingship. The physical and mental integrity of the king, therefore, becomes closely tied to his nation and the political system he represents"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 191-219 |
| ISBN: | 1108830498 |