Righteous Jehu and His Evil Heirs

The Deuteronomist's Negative Perspective on Dynastic Succession
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-19-923147-8
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 322 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 587 g

Reihe: Oxford Theological Monographs

David T. Lamb examines not only the dynasty of Jehu within the narrative of 2 Kings, but also the broader context of the dynasties of Israel and Judah in the books of Kings and Samuel. Lamb discusses religious aspects of kingship (such as anointing, divine election, and prayer) in both the Old Testament and in the literature of the ancient Near East. He concludes that the Deuteronomistic editor, because of a deep concern that leaders be divinely chosen and obedient
to Yahweh, sought to subvert the monarchical status quo by shaping the Jehuite narrative to emphasize that dynastic succession disastrously fails to produce righteous leaders.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lamb, David T.

Fachgebiete

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

Über Autor(innen)

David T. Lamb is Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, Pennsylvania.