Swinney Reforging History in the Persian Era Editing of the Twelve

The Significance of the Motifs of the Divine Warrior, Chaoskampf, and Theophany for Shaping the Book of the Twelve
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-16-163401-7
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 217 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 236 g

Reihe: Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe

In the Persian era, Judean editors of the Book of the Twelve incorporated new material and revised existing content in ways that reflected on the history from Assyria's fall to Persia's rise. Kipp Swinney argues that the Persian era editors of the Twelve embed a historiography that centralizes Yahweh's role in Judah's history by using the motifs of the divine warrior, Chaoskampf , and theophany. These motifs depict Yahweh's acting in history without human assistance, which enhanced Yahweh's legitimacy as king despite Babylon's destruction of Judah and Persia's ascendancy. Amos, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah contain this embedded historiography and legitimizing agenda. Synthesizing developmental models of the Twelve with the tradition history of the motifs used, Swinney illuminates the Persian era shaping of the Book of the Twelve.

Born 1989; 2011 BA in Biblical Text from Abilene Christian University; 2015 MDiv, Abilene Christian University; 2016 MA in Old Testament, Abilene Christian University; 2021 PhD in Religion, Baylor University; Lecturer in the Department of Religion and Baylor Interdisciplinary Core at Baylor University.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Swinney, Kipp

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Swinney, Kipp
Born 1989; 2011 BA in Biblical Text from Abilene Christian University; 2015 MDiv, Abilene Christian University; 2016 MA in Old Testament, Abilene Christian University; 2021 PhD in Religion, Baylor University; Lecturer in the Department of Religion and Baylor Interdisciplinary Core at Baylor University.