In this study, the war stories from the Old Testament book of "Kings" are compared to ten extrabiblical texts. Narratological analysis is applied to deconstruct the ideology of the respective literary compositions. The Old Testament ideology of war seems to be neither typically …
The Septuagint in the text history of 1-2 Kings / Adrian Schenker -- Qumran fragments of the books of Kings / Julio Trebolle -- The text of 1-2 Kings used by Josephus / Étienne Nodet -- Theories of the redaction(s) of Kings / Gary N. Knoppers -- Characterization in Kings / Rober…
A comprehensive treatment of the history and components of Kings represents a departure from standard single-authored commentaries on it. Focusing on composition, sources, literary techniques, peoples and characters in the text, and on later transmission and reception of it affo…
Discoveries in the Judaean desert
How did two separate peoples become one? All the signs are that the creation of a unified Israelite kingdom under King David had failed to erase the differences between the Northern and Southern tribes. This book sets out to highlight these essential differences between Judah an…
