The Book of Kings and Exilic Identity
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The Book of Kings and Exilic Identity

1 and 2 Kings as a Work of Political Historiography

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The Book of Kings and Exilic Identity

1 and 2 Kings as a Work of Political Historiography

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Nathan Lovell proposes that 1 and 2 Kings might be read as a work of written history, produced with the explicit purpose of shaping the communal identity of its first readers in the Babylonian exile. By drawing on sociological approaches to the role historiography plays in the construction of political identity, Lovell argues the book of Kings is intended to reconstruct a sense of Israelite identity in the context of these losses, and that the book of Kings moves beyond providing a reason for the exile in Israel's history, and beyond even connecting its exilic audience to that history. The book recalls the past in order to demonstrate what it means to be Israel in the (exilic) present, and to encourage hope for the Israelite nation in the future. After developing a reading strategy for 1–2 Kings that treats the book as a coherent narrative, Lovell examines the construction of Israelite identity within Kings under the headings of covenant, nationhood, land, and rule. In each case he suggests that the narrative of the book creates room for a genuine but temporary expression of Israelite identity in exile: genuine to show that it remains possible for Israel to be Yahweh's people during the exile, but temporary to encourage hope for a future restoration.

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Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2021
ISBN
9780567695338
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures and Tables
  6. List of Abbreviations
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1 Kings as Political Historiography
  9. Chapter 2 The Narrative Strategy of Kings
  10. Chapter 3 Covenant: What Is Israel?
  11. Chapter 4 Nationhood: Who Is Israel?
  12. Chapter 5 Land: Where Is Israel?
  13. Chapter 6 Rule: The King after Exile
  14. Chapter 7 Conclusions: Israel among the Nations
  15. Appendix: Promise and Fulfilment Narrative Arcs in Kings
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index of References
  18. Index of Authors
  19. Index of Names and Places