Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Solomon's image as a wise king and the founder of Jerusalem Temple has become a fixture of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature. Yet, there are essential differences between the portraits of Solomon that are presented in the Hebrew Bible. In this volume, Isaac Kalimi explores these differences, which reflect divergent historical contexts, theological and didactic concepts, stylistic and literary techniques, and compositional methods among the biblical historians. He highlights the uniqueness of each portrayal of Solomon - his character, birth, early life, ascension, and temple-building - through a close comparison of the early and late biblical historiographies. Whereas the authors of Samuel-Kings stay closely to their sources and offer an apology for Solomon's kingship, including its more questionable aspects, the Chronicler freely rewrites his sources in order to present the life of Solomon as he wished it to be. The volume will serve scholars and students seeking to understand biblical texts within their ancient Near Eastern contexts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-11-29
Mått:157 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt:710 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:402
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108471268

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Judiska heliga texter inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Isaac Kalimi is Gutenberg-Research University-Professor in Hebrew Bible Studies and Ancient Israelite History, and Fellow of the Gutenberg Forschungskolleg at Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Foreign Member of the Belgian Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences, and Honorary Member of the Scandinavian Society for Iranian Studies. Kalimi is one of the world's leading scholars in his field. He is also regarded as a pioneer of intercultural and interdisciplinary scientific exchange between Jewish and Christian theologies. Kalimi has published numerous books and articles, including The Reshaping of Ancient Israelite History in Chronicles (2004, recipient of the 2006 R. B. Y. Scott Book Award, by the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies), An Ancient Israelite Historian (2005),The Retelling of Chronicles in Jewish Tradition and Literature (2009) and Fighting Over the Bible (2017).

Recensioner i media

'Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel takes on much more than the subject implied by its title. This volume principally addresses history, presenting Isaac Kalimi's views about 'what actually happened' … Kalimi offers well-reasoned work on the biblical texts, and his examinations of the archaeological and epigraphical data is a delightful bonus. No one who is seriously interested in the texts about King Solomon should overlook this volume.' John W. Herbst, Reading Religion

Innehållsförteckning

Part I. Introduction, Sources and Historical Background: 1. An introduction; 2. Sources – epigraphical, archaeological, and biblical; 3. Challenging recent dismissals of the United Monarchy; 4. Solomon's Kingdom – historical evaluation and case studies; Part II. Solomon's Birth, Rise, and Temple-Building: Literary and Historiographical Observations: 5. Solomon's birth story and its setting in 2 Samuel 10-12 – redaction history versus compositional unity; 6. Love of God and apologia for a king – Solomon as the Lord's beloved king in biblical text and ancient Near Eastern contexts; 7. Solomon's birth and names in Second temple period literature; 8. Solomon's pre-monarchic life in biblical historiography; 9. Solomon's physical appearance and leadership in biblical historiography; 10. Solomon's succession to the throne – history and contrasting historiographies; 11. The coronation of Solomon, David's testament and its implementation; 12. 'Why is the city in an uproar?' – Solomon's coronation story in its biblical context; 13. Solomon's temple-building and its divine approval in the early and late biblical historiographies; 14. Writing and rewriting the story of Solomon.