Hezekiah in History and Tradition

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-21608-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 155, 370 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 748 g

Reihe: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements

The Judean monarch Hezekiah remains one of the most significant figures in biblical studies. For all of his greatness, however, there is little about him that may be stated with certainty. This study provides a detailed reexamination of this enterprising ruler. It commences with data outside the biblical text from Assyrian records and ancient Near Eastern archaeology which may be brought to bear in reconstructing the historical Hezekiah, and subsequently proceeds to augment this picture based on his portrayal in the books of Kings, First Isaiah, and Chronicles. Its focus is on those issues that either remain contentious in biblical scholarship, or else have been resolved into a general consensus that needs to be called into question.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in biblical studies, Israelite history, king Hezekiah, his religious reform, Sennacherib’s third campaign, the LMLK jars, chronology, early messianism, relevant texts in Kings, First Isaiah and Chronicles.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Young, Robb Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Young, Robb Andrew
Robb Young received his Master’s degree in The Bible and Its World from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2004), and his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Yale University (2011).