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The Oxford Handbook of the Books of Kings provide a clear and useful introduction to the main aspects and issues pertaining to the scholarly study of Kings. These include textual history (including the linguistic profile), compositional history, literary approaches, key characters, history, important recurring themes, reception history and some contemporary readings.
List of contents
- Introduction, Steve McKenzie and Matthieu Richelle
- Text and Language
- 1. Reading and Assessing the Books of Kings Manuscripts from Qumran, Eibert Tigchelaar
- 2. Greek Versions of the Books of Kings, Julio Trebolle Barrera
- 3. Other Ancient Versions of the Books of Kings, Pablo Torijano and Andrés Piquer Otero
- 4. Textual History of the Books of Kings, Timo Tekoniemi
- 5. The Language of the Books of Kings, Laura Hare
- Compositional Gistory
- 6. The Books of Kings, Deuteronomy, and the Deuteronomistic History, Reinhard Müller
- 7. Theories of Composition of the Books of Kings, Thomas Römer
- 8. Shared Texts with Isaiah and Jeremiah, Henk de Waard
- Literary Overtures
- 9. Solomon and Jeroboam I, Jonathan Robker
- 10. Elijah and Elisha, Suzie Park
- 11. Jezebel and Jehu, Lissa Wray Beal
- 12. Hezekiah and Josiah, Lowell Handy
- History
- 13. Iron Age Inscriptions and the Book of Kings: A Window into Geo-Politics, Languages, and Literacies, Alice Mandell
- 14. Royal Chronology, Steven L. McKenzie and David Villar Vegas
- 15. The Archaeology of the "United Monarchy" and the Kingdom of Israel, Aren Maeir
- 16. History and Archaeology: The Kingdom of Judah, Shuichi Hasegawa
- 17. Recent Issues in History: Can We Speak of a United Monarchy or an Independent Judah?, Christian Frevel
- 18. Inscribing the Past: Kings and the Conditions of Knowledge, Dan Pioske
- Themes
- 19. Prophecy in the Books of Kings, Ruth Sauerwein
- 20. Solomon's Temple in the Books of Kings, Peter Dubovsky
- 21. Cult Centralization in the Books of Kings, Matthieu Richelle
- 22. Law in the Books of Kings, Dylan Johnson
- 23. Davidic Covenant and Dynasty in the Books of Kings, Jan Rückl
- Reception
- 24. The Books of Kings and Chronicles, Deirdre Fulton
- 25. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Second Temple Judaism, Mika Pajunen
- 26. The Reception of the Books of Kings in the New Testament, Sarah Rollens
- 27. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Rabbinic Judaism, Moshe Lavee
- 28. The Reception of the Books of Kings in the Church Fathers, Régis Burnet
- 29. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Medieval Judaism: Abravanel's Commentary as a Case Study, Cédric Cohen-Skalli
- 30. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Medieval Christianity, Frans van Liere
- 31. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Islam, Mehdi Azaiez
- 32. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Ethiopia, Olivia Adankpo-Labadie
- Select Ideological Readings
- 33. Reading Against the Literary Matrix of Power and Privilege in Kings, Gina Hens-Piazza
- 34. Gender Studies and Kings, Laura Quick
- 35. Postcolonial \ Native Readings of Kings, Jione Havea
- 36. Reading Kings through the Lenses of Trauma, David Janzen
- 37. African readings of the Books of Kings, Jean Koulagna
- 38. Academic Research on Kings in China, Lydia Lee
About the author
Steven L. McKenzie is Professor of Religious Studies and Spence L. Wilson Senior Research Fellow at Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee. His previous books include King David: A Biography and How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature—Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today.
Matthieu Richelle is Professor of Old Testament Exegesis at the Université catholique de Louvain, in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He has published sixty scholarly articles and five books, including Interpreting Israel's Scriptures: A Practical Guide to the Exegesis of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and 2 Rois 2,19-13,25: Le cycle d'Elisée, an exegetical commentary on the Elisha cycle.
Summary
The Oxford Handbook of the Books of Kings provide a clear and useful introduction to the main aspects and issues pertaining to the scholarly study of Kings. These include textual history (including the linguistic profile), compositional history, literary approaches, key characters, history, important recurring themes, reception history and some contemporary readings.
