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Rewriting Biblical History : Essays on Chronicles and Ben Sira in Honor of Pancratius C. Beentjes (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies 7) (2011. XX, 390 S. 230 mm)

Herausgegeben:Corley, Jeremy/ Grol, Harm van
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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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The series Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies (DCLS) is concerned principally with research into those books of the Greek Bible (Septuagint) which are not contained in the Hebrew canon, and into intertestamentary and early Jewish literature from the period around the 3rd century BCE to the 2nd century CE. The series was launched in 2007 in collaboration with the International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature . It provides a logical extension to the Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook, which has been published since 2004.

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