Rewriting Biblical History Essays on Chronicles and Ben Sira in Honor of Pancratius C. Beentjes
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Jeremy Corley, Harm van Grol
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Rewriting Biblical History Essays on Chronicles and Ben Sira in Honor of Pancratius C. Beentjes
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH& Co.KG
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9783110240948
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Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature StudiesISSN
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< >Old Testament texts frequently offer a theological view of history. This is very evident in the Books of Chronicles and in the final section of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus). Today there is renewed interest in both these works as significant theological and cultural Jewish documents from the centuries before Jesus. Both Chronicles and Ben Sira aim to recreate a national identity centered on temple piety. Some chapters in this volume consider the portrayal of Israelite kings like David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, while others deal with prophets like Samuel and Elijah.
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Jeremy Corley
, University of Durham, UK;
Harm van Grol
, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
Preface
6
Appreciation of Pancratius C. Beentjes
12
Contents
14
Abbreviations
16
Chronicles and Ben Sira: Questions of Genre
22
Aaron’s Polyvalent Role according to Ben Sira
48
Canonical Assimilation in Ben Sira’s Portrayal of Joshua and Samuel
78
The Warrior-Poet of Israel: The Significance of David’s Battles in Chronicles and Ben Sira
100
1 Chronicles 16: The Chronicler’s Psalm and Its View of History
118
The Temple in Samuel–Kings and Chronicles
144
Solomon in Chronicles and Ben Sira: A Study in Contrasts
160
Rehoboam Meets Machiavelli
180
Elijah as Reconciler of Father and Son: From 1 Kings 16:34 and Malachi 3:22-24 to Ben Sira 48:1-11 and Luke 1:13-17
194
Sirach 48:17-25 and the Isaiah-Book: Hezekiah and Isaiah in the Book of Sirach and the Reader-Oriented Perspective of the Isaiah-Book
212
Saint or Sinner? Manasseh in Chronicles
232
Josiah and His Prophet(s) in Chronicles and Ben Sira: An Intertextual Comparison
252
More than a Pawn in their Game: Zedekiah and the Fall of Jerusalem in 2 Chronicles 36:11-21
278
New Elements in Ben Sira’s Portrait of the High Priest Simon in Sirach 50
294
Why Some Women Were Included in the Genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1–9
312
The Absence of Named Women from Ben Sira’s Praise of the Ancestors
322
The Review of History in Ben Sira 44–50 and Wisdom 10–19
340
Bibliography of Pancratius C. Beentjes 1974–2011
356
List of Contributors
380
Index of Ancient Sources
382
Index of Modern Authors
398
Index of Subjects
404
