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 Bible. A...

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Main Author: Cranz, Isabel 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2021
In:Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Cranz, Isabel, 1980-, Royal illness and kingship ideology in the Hebrew bible] (2022) (Frisch, Alexandria)
Series/Journal:Society for Old Testament study monograph series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Samuel 1. / Bible. Könige 1. / Bible. Chronicle 1. / Health / Diseases / Ruler
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible ; Chronicles ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible ; Kings ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Kings and rulers Biblical teaching
B Health Biblical teaching
B Bible. Samuel Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Kings and rulers ; Biblical teaching
B Bible. Kings Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Diseases Biblical teaching
B Diseases ; Biblical teaching
B Bible ; Samuel ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Health ; 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 post-monarchic 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.
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020)
ISBN:1108907733
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108907736