Description
The Books of Kings have long been at the center of scholarly discussions on the Hebrew Bible because they constitute important sources for the history of ancient Israel and Judah, and because they are key components of the Deuteronomistic History. The Oxford Handbook of the Books of Kings provide a clear and useful introduction to the main aspects and issues pertaining to the scholarly study of Kings. These include textual history (including the linguistic profile), compositional history, literary approaches, key characters, history, important recurring themes, reception history and some contemporary readings. As a one-volume introduction embracing all the aspects of the study of Kings, written by an international and diverse team of scholars, this handbook is the ideal point of entry into the study of Kings for generations of students and scholars.
Table of Contents
Introduction, Steve McKenzie and Matthieu Richelle Text and Language1. Reading and Assessing the Books of Kings Manuscripts from Qumran, Eibert Tigchelaar2. Greek Versions of the Books of Kings, Julio Trebolle Barrera3. Other Ancient Versions of the Books of Kings, Pablo Torijano and Andr?s Piquer Otero4. Textual History of the Books of Kings, Timo Tekoniemi5. The Language of the Books of Kings, Laura HareCompositional Gistory6. The Books of Kings, Deuteronomy, and the Deuteronomistic History, Reinhard M?ller7. Theories of Composition of the Books of Kings, Thomas R?mer8. Shared Texts with Isaiah and Jeremiah, Henk de WaardLiterary Overtures9. Solomon and Jeroboam I, Jonathan Robker10. Elijah and Elisha, Suzie Park11. Jezebel and Jehu, Lissa Wray Beal12. Hezekiah and Josiah, Lowell HandyHistory13. Iron Age Inscriptions and the Book of Kings: A Window into Geo-Politics, Languages, and Literacies, Alice Mandell14. Royal Chronology, Steven L. McKenzie and David Villar Vegas15. The Archaeology of the ?United Monarchy? and the Kingdom of Israel, Aren Maeir16. History and Archaeology: The Kingdom of Judah, Shuichi Hasegawa17. Recent Issues in History: Can We Speak of a United Monarchy or an Independent Judah?, Christian Frevel18. Inscribing the Past: Kings and the Conditions of Knowledge, Dan PioskeThemes 19. Prophecy in the Books of Kings, Ruth Sauerwein20. Solomon's Temple in the Books of Kings, Peter Dubovsky21. Cult Centralization in the Books of Kings, Matthieu Richelle22. Law in the Books of Kings, Dylan Johnson23. Davidic Covenant and Dynasty in the Books of Kings, Jan R?cklReception24. The Books of Kings and Chronicles, Deirdre Fulton25. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Second Temple Judaism, Mika Pajunen26. The Reception of the Books of Kings in the New Testament, Sarah Rollens27. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Rabbinic Judaism, Moshe Lavee28. The Reception of the Books of Kings in the Church Fathers, R?gis Burnet29. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Medieval Judaism: Abravanel's Commentary as a Case Study, C?dric Cohen-Skalli30. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Medieval Christianity, Frans van Liere31. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Islam, Mehdi Azaiez32. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Ethiopia, Olivia Adankpo-LabadieSelect Ideological Readings33. Reading Against the Literary Matrix of Power and Privilege in Kings, Gina Hens-Piazza34. Gender Studies and Kings, Laura Quick35. Postcolonial \ Native Readings of Kings, Jione Havea36. Reading Kings through the Lenses of Trauma, David Janzen37. African readings of the Books of Kings, Jean Koulagna38. Academic Research on Kings in China, Lydia Lee
