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Treasures Lost : A Literary Study of the Despoliation Notices in the Book of Kings / Francisco Martins.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 543Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resource (XIV, 386 p.)Content type:
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  • 9783110776119
  • 9783110779011
  • 9783110778892
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Despoliation Notices in the Book of Kings: Analysis of the Texts -- 3 The Despoliation Notices in the Book of Kings: Historico-Redactional Conclusions -- 4 The Motif of the Despoliation of the Treasures in the Book of Kings and Beyond: A “Biography” -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Modern Authors
Summary: The book of Kings repeatedly refers to the despoliation of the treasures of the Jerusalem temple and royal palace. These short notices recounting a foreign invasion and the loss of "national wealth" have been explored only briefly among scholars applying their expertise to the analysis of the book of Kings or the study of the Jerusalem temple and royal palace, from both literary and historical perspectives. This monograph aims to fill this lacuna. Adopting an approach that combines a more traditional form of literary criticism with a thorough analysis of the narrative role and intertextual connections giving shape to the texts (Sitz in der Literatur), the book offers a more complex and nuanced appreciation of the literary development and ideological profile of the despoliation notices. In addition, it weighs the use of the underlying literary motif in the biblical writings against other Ancient Near Eastern sources. This study not only provides new perspectives on the role of motifs in biblical historiography but has far-reaching implications for the reconstruction of the process of production and transmission of Kings as part of the Deuteronomistic History.
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Despoliation Notices in the Book of Kings: Analysis of the Texts -- 3 The Despoliation Notices in the Book of Kings: Historico-Redactional Conclusions -- 4 The Motif of the Despoliation of the Treasures in the Book of Kings and Beyond: A “Biography” -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Modern Authors

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The book of Kings repeatedly refers to the despoliation of the treasures of the Jerusalem temple and royal palace. These short notices recounting a foreign invasion and the loss of "national wealth" have been explored only briefly among scholars applying their expertise to the analysis of the book of Kings or the study of the Jerusalem temple and royal palace, from both literary and historical perspectives. This monograph aims to fill this lacuna. Adopting an approach that combines a more traditional form of literary criticism with a thorough analysis of the narrative role and intertextual connections giving shape to the texts (Sitz in der Literatur), the book offers a more complex and nuanced appreciation of the literary development and ideological profile of the despoliation notices. In addition, it weighs the use of the underlying literary motif in the biblical writings against other Ancient Near Eastern sources. This study not only provides new perspectives on the role of motifs in biblical historiography but has far-reaching implications for the reconstruction of the process of production and transmission of Kings as part of the Deuteronomistic History.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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