The Theocratic Ideology of the Chronicler:

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-90-04-11146-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 33, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

Reihe: Biblical Interpretation

This volume is a study of the ideology of the Chronicler in the context of the emerging theocratic community of Judah in the Persian period. This study breaks new ground in treating the 'purpose' of Chronicles from an explicitly social-theoretical perspective.
The first two chapters examine the relationship between biblical interpretation and ideological criticism, moving from the historical critical concept of 'purpose' to the hermeneutical issues of understanding, ideological distortion and critique. Subsequent chapters are devoted to three ideological critical readings of Chronicles focusing in succession on the identity of Israel, the legitimacy of Jerusalem and the construction of hierarchy.
Care is taken throughout to define concepts clearly and to highlight the interpretive perspectives employed making this volume particularly useful for those engaged in methodological discussion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dyck, Jonathan Ok

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan E. Dyck, Ph.D. (1994) in Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, is Lecturer in Biblical Interpretation in the University of Dublin, Trinity College. He has published articles on Chronicles and ideological criticism.