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Zusatztext Kingship and Memory in Ancient Judah is useful in reframing historiographic methods in biblical studies. Wilson aptly moves beyond the use of memory studies to merely determine the historicity of events of Israel's past... Moreover, Wilson's book provides an insightful link to reception history, especially showing how texts continue to function as sites of memory for later writers. Finally, for those interested in political theology, Wilson's book usefully demonstrates the multivocality of biblical literature concerning the institution of kingship. Informationen zum Autor Ian D. Wilson teaches religious studies at the University of Alberta's Augustana Campus, where he is also Associate Director of the Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life. His work has appeared in publications such as Harvard Theological Review, Vetus Testamentum, and Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, and recently he co-edited the volume History, Memory, Hebrew Scriptures: A Festschrift for Ehud Ben Zvi. Klappentext Kingship and Memory in Ancient Judah investigates kingship in Judean discourse, particularly in the early Second Temple era. In doing so, it contributes to our knowledge of literature and literary culture in ancient Judah and also makes a significant contribution to questions of history and historiographical method in biblical studies. Zusammenfassung Kingship and Memory in Ancient Judah investigates kingship in Judean discourse, particularly in the early Second Temple era. In doing so, it contributes to our knowledge of literature and literary culture in ancient Judah and also makes a significant contribution to questions of history and historiographical method in biblical studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Ancient Judah and Its Literature: Remembering and Imagining Kingship § Judean Literature and Its Sociocultural Setting § Judean Literati of the Early Second Temple Era § Kingship Discourse among the Literati § Memory, Remembering, Imagining: Past, Present, and Future in Society and Culture § Social Memory and Narrativity: A Good Working Relationship § Moving Forward 2. Torah and Its Guardians § The Law of the King's Deuteronomic Setting § The Law of the King and Its Interlocutors § Moses and Joshua, Kings and Conquerors: Revising Monarchy in a Postmonarchic Milieu § The Law of the King as a Mnemonic Frame 3. Cruxes of Leadership: The Transition(s) to Monarchy § Setting Up Samuel § The Trouble with Transitions § Gideon and Abimelech: Serious Family Issues § The Aporia of Samuel, Dynasty, and Divine Promises § Yahweh, Samuel, Saul: Rivalries of Political Identification in 1 Samuel 8-12 § Outcomes of Rivalry and Aporia: Kingship's Beginnings in Israel § To the Heart of the Issue 4. Remembering/Forgetting David and Davidic Kingship § David as Character, Plot, Narrative in Samuel-Kings and Judah's Social Memory § Chronicles and Samuel-Kings: Both among the Literati § And the Rest of the Story? The Potentials and Outcomes of Davidic Kingship in Solomon's Narrative § On Book Endings, Davidic Kingship, and Judean Metanarratives 5. The Remembered Future in Prophetic Literature § From Prophets and Prophecy to the Prophetic Book § King Yahweh § The Hedging of David § King Israel § Historical Consciousness, Metahistory, and the Prophetic Book 6. To Conclude: The Emplotments of Kingship and "Metahistoriography" in Ancient Judah § The Rhyming of Kingship: An Outline § Future Prospects Notes References Index ...
