Good Kings and Bad Kings

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-567-08272-5
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 555 g

Reihe: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

In this volume the on-going discussions in the European Seminar on Methodology in Israel's History have tackled the history of Judah in the seventh century BCE, with a focus on the reign of Josiah. Some essays survey the history and archaeology of Judah from Sennacherib to Nebuchadnezzar. Several examine the reign of Manasseh and address the question of whether it is ripe for re-evaluation. Others ask what we know of the reign of Josiah and, especially, what form his famous cult reform took or even whether it was historical.

According to the Bible, among the last kings of the kingdom of Judah was one of the most notorious kings-Manasseh-and one of the most righteous-Josiah. Are the accounts of their contrasting reigns anything more than the ideological creations of pious writers and editors? Does this juxtaposition of a 'good king' and a 'bad king' provide good historical information or only theological wishful thinking? In this volume the on-going discussions in the European Seminar on Methodology in Israel's History have tackled the history of Judah in the seventh century BCE, with a focus on the reign of Josiah. Some essays survey the history and archaeology of Judah from Sennacherib to Nebuchadnezzar. Several examine the reign of Manasseh and address the question of whether it is ripe for re-evaluation. Others ask what we know of the reign of Josiah and, especially, what form his famous cult reform took or even whether it was historical. As always, the editor gives an introduction to the topic, with summaries of the contributions, plus a concluding summary of and personal perspective on the discussion. Contributors include such internationally known scholars as Rainer Albertz, Philip Davies, Axel Knauf, Nadav Na'aman, Marvin Sweeney, and Christoph Uehlinger.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grabbe, Lester L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelwissenschaften: Sachbuch, Erbauung, Didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Lester L. Grabbe

Why A Reform Like Josiah’s Must Have Happened

Ranier Albertz

Josiah and the Prophetci Books: Some Observations
Ehud Ben Zvi

Josiah and the Law Book
Philip R. Davies

The Kingdom of Judah From Sennacherib’s Invasion to the Fall of Jerusalem: If We Only Had the Bible.
Lester L. Grabbe

King Josiah in the Climax of the Deuteronimic History (2 Kings 22-23) and the Pre-Deuterononmic Document of Cult Reform as the Place of Residence (23.4-15): Criticism of Sources, Reconstruction of Literary Pre-Stages and the Theology of History in 2 Kings 22-23
Christof Hardmeier

The Glorious Days of Manasseh

Ernst Axel Knauf

Josiah and the Kingdom of Judah
Nadav Na’aman

The Blackballing of Manasseh
Francesca Stavrakopoulou

King Manasseh of Judah and the Problem of Theodicy in the Deuteronomistic History
Marvin A. Sweeney

Was there a Cult Reform Under King Josiah? The Case for a Well-Grounded Minimum
Christoph Uehlinger

The Importance of Archaeology of the Seventh Century
David A. Warburton

Reflections on the Discussion
Lester L. Grabbe

Über Autor(innen)

Lester L. Grabbe, MA(Pasadena), PhD(Claremont), DD(Hull), is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull, UK.