Tradition and Transformation in the Book of Chronicles

Pancratius C. Beentjes, Ph.D (1981) in Theology, Amsterdam, is Professor of Old Testament Exegesis and Hebrew at Tilburg University. He has published extensively on the Book of Chronicles and the Book of Ben Sira (Hebrew Text edition, Brill 1997; Collected Essays, Peeters 2006).

"[This] collection of essays [...] contains stimulating studies which are characterized by sound jugdment and illuminating observations on style and structure of the narratives or parts of the book (Chronicles). The same applies to the cases of innerbiblical exegesis." Bibliotheca Orientalis 69, 5/6 (2012), p. 600."This is a very rich volume, which I would say is indispensable for those who specialize in historical-critical studies of Chronicles and in the reconstruction of the intellectual discourse of the community in which this book emerged. It consistently exhibits careful readings and thoughtful analyses. It contains an abundance of proposals, readings, and critiques of commonly accepted positions worthy of much consideration." Ehud Ben Zvi, Biblical Interpretation, 19 (2011)