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Israel in the Book of Kings: The Past as a Project of Social Identity: v. 258 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) - Hardcover

Linville, James Richard

 
9781850758594: Israel in the Book of Kings: The Past as a Project of Social Identity: v. 258 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 185075859X ISBN 13: 9781850758594
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998

Synopsis

Linville 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 heritage are reconciled under an overarching sense of a greater Israelite history and identity.

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About the Author

James Linville is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

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Publisher
Sheffield Academic Press
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
185075859X
ISBN 13 
9781850758594
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
331