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Zusatztext "The book as a whole is a thoughtful and thorough study which, in the words of Graeme Auld (in a blurb on the back cover) ‘is all the more welcome, since I know of no comparable volume in English.'" - Ralph Doermann, Trinity Seminary Review, Summer/Fall 2008 Informationen zum Autor Thomas Romer is Professor of Old Testament in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Klappentext In contrast to the Torah/Pentateuch, the Deuteronomistic History is not recognised by Jewish or Christian tradition as a separate collection and the term itself is an invention of modern biblical scholarship. In this detailed investigation of the Deuteronomistic History, Thomas Romer provides students and scholars of the Old Testament with a complete guide to this important subject. Romer briefly outlines the content of biblical books relevant to the study of Deuteronomistic History - Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges and Samuel-Kings. He then defines the concept of Deuteronomistic History, surveying the evolution and history of the debate with particular emphasis on the work of Martin Noth. Romer then provides a sociological, historical and literary approach to the books from Deuteronomy to Kings. He examines questions such as: Why and how did Deuteronomism rise as a 'school' under Assyrian hegemony? What role did propaganda play in the composition of these books? What happened on an ideological and sociological level during the Exile and Persian period? Is the so-called Deuteronomistic literature properly understood as crisis literature? And what influence did the Deuteronomistic History have on the identity of the Second Temple period. Vorwort A thorough and detailed analysis of the Deuternomistic History and its influence on the Second Temple period. Zusammenfassung In contrast to the Torah/Pentateuch, the Deuteronomistic History is not recognised by Jewish or Christian tradition as a separate collection. An investigation of the Deuteronomistic History, this work provides students and scholars of the Old Testament with a guide to this important subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of abbreviations Introduction 1 The Content of the So-called Deuteronomistic History (Deuteronomy - 2 Kings) 2 What Does 'Deuteronomistic History' Mean? - A Survey of Past Research 3 The Deuteronomistic History From the Assyrian to the Persian Period 4 Deuteronomistic Editing in the Assyrian Period and Royal Propaganda 5 The Constitution of the Deuteronomistic History in the Neo-Babylonian Period 6 Editing the Deuteronomistic History During the Persian Period Index of Passages Cited Index of Authors...
