The Cushites in Herodotus and Chronicles: Revisiting the Asa Narrative

The theme of "the Cushites" has been investigated in Chronicles by various scholars. The Cushites are mentioned in passing in various passages of the book, but more prominently in the first part of the Asa narrative (2 Chron 14-16). Herodotus has also given attention to them in Book III of...

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Main Author: Jonker, Louis C. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SA ePublications 2023
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2023, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-105
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Herodotus ca. 485 v. Chr.-424 v. Chr. / Kushites / Hellenism / Bible. Chronicle 2. 14-16
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
HH Archaeology
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Summary:The theme of "the Cushites" has been investigated in Chronicles by various scholars. The Cushites are mentioned in passing in various passages of the book, but more prominently in the first part of the Asa narrative (2 Chron 14-16). Herodotus has also given attention to them in Book III of his Histories. These ancient discussions of the Cushites are brought into interaction in this article. However, not only the different ways in which these historiographies use the Cushites as rhetorical trope, but also the issue of classical Greek influence on Yehudean literary development form the focus of this article. https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2023/v36n1a6
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2023/v36n1a6