The Oxford Handbook of the Books of Kings

Steven L. McKenzie is Professor of Religious Studies and Spence L. Wilson Senior Research Fellow at Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee. His previous books include King David: A Biography and How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature—Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today. Matthieu Richelle is Professor of Old Testament Exegesis at the Université catholique de Louvain, in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He has published sixty scholarly articles and five books, including Interpreting Israel's Scriptures: A Practical Guide to the Exegesis of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and 2 Rois 2,19-13,25: Le cycle d'Elisée, an exegetical commentary on the Elisha cycle.

The work bridges the gap between textual study and historical, literary, and reception analyses. Its ambitious ideological contributions also shape future interpretive approaches. For biblical scholars and historians of ancient Israel, this is a must-have, essential both for quick consultations (e.g., on textual history, chronology, and ancient translations) and for critical orientation in recent debates (composition, narrative, reception, and ideological readings). Thanks to its well-organized structure and interdisciplinary list of authors, this book is characterized by a high level of substantive quality and serves as an exemplary didactic synthesis and research panorama for the new decade of biblical scholars and historians.

• Introduction, Steve McKenzie and Matthieu Richelle Text and Language1. Reading and Assessing the Books of Kings Manuscripts from Qumran, Eibert Tigchelaar2. Greek Versions of the Books of Kings, Julio Trebolle Barrera3. Other Ancient Versions of the Books of Kings, Pablo Torijano and Andrés Piquer Otero4. Textual History of the Books of Kings, Timo Tekoniemi5. The Language of the Books of Kings, Laura Hare Compositional Gistory6. The Books of Kings, Deuteronomy, and the Deuteronomistic History, Reinhard Müller7. Theories of Composition of the Books of Kings, Thomas Römer8. Shared Texts with Isaiah and Jeremiah, Henk de Waard Literary Overtures9. Solomon and Jeroboam I, Jonathan Robker10. Elijah and Elisha, Suzie Park11. Jezebel and Jehu, Lissa Wray Beal12. Hezekiah and Josiah, Lowell Handy History13. Iron Age Inscriptions and the Book of Kings: A Window into Geo-Politics, Languages, and Literacies, Alice Mandell14. Royal Chronology, Steven L. McKenzie and David Villar Vegas15. The Archaeology of the <"United Monarchy> " and the Kingdom of Israel, Aren Maeir16. History and Archaeology: The Kingdom of Judah, Shuichi Hasegawa17. Recent Issues in History: Can We Speak of a United Monarchy or an Independent Judah?, Christian Frevel18. Inscribing the Past: Kings and the Conditions of Knowledge, Dan Pioske Themes 19. Prophecy in the Books of Kings, Ruth Sauerwein20. Solomon's Temple in the Books of Kings, Peter Dubovsky21. Cult Centralization in the Books of Kings, Matthieu Richelle22. Law in the Books of Kings, Dylan Johnson23. Davidic Covenant and Dynasty in the Books of Kings, Jan Rückl Reception24. The Books of Kings and Chronicles, Deirdre Fulton25. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Second Temple Judaism, Mika Pajunen26. The Reception of the Books of Kings in the New Testament, Sarah Rollens27. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Rabbinic Judaism, Moshe Lavee28. The Reception of the Books of Kings in the Church Fathers, Régis Burnet29. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Medieval Judaism: Abravanel's Commentary as a Case Study, Cédric Cohen-Skalli30. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Medieval Christianity, Frans van Liere31. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Islam, Mehdi Azaiez32. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Ethiopia, Olivia Adankpo-Labadie Select Ideological Readings33. Reading Against the Literary Matrix of Power and Privilege in Kings, Gina Hens-Piazza34. Gender Studies and Kings, Laura Quick35. Postcolonial \ Native Readings of Kings, Jione Havea36. Reading Kings through the Lenses of Trauma, David Janzen37. African readings of the Books of Kings, Jean Koulagna38. Academic Research on Kings in China, Lydia Lee