03368nam 2200649Ia 450 991082327890332120230421044217.01-281-81417-297866118141750-567-51691-1(CKB)1000000000542265(EBL)436849(OCoLC)276368365(SSID)ssj0000184297(PQKBManifestationID)12056183(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000184297(PQKBWorkID)10200367(PQKB)11707435(MiAaPQ)EBC436849(Au-PeEL)EBL436849(CaPaEBR)ebr10250826(CaONFJC)MIL181417(OCoLC)893334444(EXLCZ)99100000000054226519980820d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIsrael in the Book of Kings the past as a project of social identity /James Richard LinvilleSheffield, England Sheffield Academic Pressc19981 online resource (337 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;272Description based upon print version of record.1-85075-859-X Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Part I: THE BOOK OF KINGS AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH; Chapter 1 ISRAEL: THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF ATTRIBUTION; Chapter 2 THE NEED FOR A NEW APPROACH TO KINGS; Chapter 3 IDENTIFYING WRITING AS 'HISTORY' AND WRITING IDENTITY AS 'HISTORY'; Part II: EMPIRE AND ENTROPY; Chapter 4 DUALITY IN THE UNITED MONARCHY; Chapter 5 THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM; Chapter 6: THE TWO KINGDOMS; Chapter 7 THE REJECTION OF ISRAEL AND THE FALSE SONS OF JACOB; Part III: DESTRUCTION AND ETERNITY; Chapter 8 JOSIAH' S PURGE: EXILE AND TRANSFORMATION; Chapter 9 EGYPT, EXODUS AND EXILEChapter 10 THE ETERNAL TEMPLEBibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZLinville argues that a new approach to the book of Kings is needed because of the failings of the usual historical-critical methods. He adopts a holistic approach which sees the book as a Persian-era text intended to articulate politically and religiously significant symbols within the book's monarchic history. These express the producer's reactions to important issues of Jewish identity in the continuing Diaspora and in Jerusalem. In the story of the schisms and apostacies of Israel's defunct monarchies both the Diaspora and cultural pluralism are legitimized. Rival versions of Israelite heriJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;272.JewsKings and rulersKings and rulersBiblical teachingTwelve tribes of IsraelJewsKings and rulers.Kings and rulersBiblical teaching.Twelve tribes of Israel.222.5067222/.5067Linville James Richard1678209MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823278903321Israel in the Book of Kings4045650UNINA