Corley / Grol Rewriting Biblical History

Essays on Chronicles and Ben Sira in Honor of Pancratius C. Beentjes
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-11-024094-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 7, 410 Seiten

Reihe: Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies

The Books of Chronicles and Ben Sira 44-50 both rewrite previous biblical history in different ways. While the postexilic Books of Chronicles rewrite earlier narratives from Samuel and Kings, Ben Sira’s Praise of the Ancestors offers a new presentation of biblical history from the Genesis patriarchs to Nehemiah, prior to the praise of the high priest Simon. Whereas older scholarship regarded the historiography of Chronicles and Ben Sira as secondary and derivative, today there is renewed interest in these works as significant theological and cultural documents. Both Chronicles and Ben Sira present a theological message that involves the creation of a national identity centered on temple piety. The essays in this volume investigate how both works rewrite their source materials on particular biblical characters and themes. Some chapters consider the portrayal of kings like David, Rehoboam, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Josiah, and Zedekiah. Other chapters deal with prophets like Samuel and Elijah, while further essays offer perspectives on Ben Sira’s Praise of the Ancestors as a whole. This Festschrift honors Professor Pancratius C. Beentjes, who has made a significant contribution to scholarly research into the Books of Chronicles and Ben Sira.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Corley, Jeremy

Grol, Harm van

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Apokryphen, Pseudepigraphen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Appreciation of Pancratius C. Beentjes;12
3;Contents;14
4;Abbreviations;16
5;Chronicles and Ben Sira: Questions of Genre;22
6;Aaron’s Polyvalent Role according to Ben Sira;48
7;Canonical Assimilation in Ben Sira’s Portrayal of Joshua and Samuel;78
8;The Warrior-Poet of Israel: The Significance of David’s Battles in Chronicles and Ben Sira;100
9;1 Chronicles 16: The Chronicler’s Psalm and Its View of History;118
10;The Temple in Samuel–Kings and Chronicles;144
11;Solomon in Chronicles and Ben Sira: A Study in Contrasts;160
12;Rehoboam Meets Machiavelli;180
13;Elijah as Reconciler of Father and Son: From 1 Kings 16:34 and Malachi 3:22-24 to Ben Sira 48:1-11 and Luke 1:13-17;194
14;Sirach 48:17-25 and the Isaiah-Book: Hezekiah and Isaiah in the Book of Sirach and the Reader-Oriented Perspective of the Isaiah-Book;212
15;Saint or Sinner? Manasseh in Chronicles;232
16;Josiah and His Prophet(s) in Chronicles and Ben Sira: An Intertextual Comparison;252
17;More than a Pawn in their Game: Zedekiah and the Fall of Jerusalem in 2 Chronicles 36:11-21;278
18;New Elements in Ben Sira’s Portrait of the High Priest Simon in Sirach 50;294
19;Why Some Women Were Included in the Genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1–9;312
20;The Absence of Named Women from Ben Sira’s Praise of the Ancestors;322
21;The Review of History in Ben Sira 44–50 and Wisdom 10–19;340
22;Bibliography of Pancratius C. Beentjes 1974–2011;356
23;List of Contributors;380
24;Index of Ancient Sources;382
25;Index of Modern Authors;398
26;Index of Subjects;404

Über Autor(innen)

Jeremy Corley, University of Durham, UK; Harm van Grol, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.