Follow the Words: What’s in a King’s Name?

The names of several of David’s successors are related in both meaning and narrative situation: Ahaziah and Ahaz, Rehoboam and Jeroboam, Joash and Josiah, Amaziah and Hezekiah. Components of other names (Azariah, Uzziah, and Jotham) are also uniquely anticipated in the synoptic record. When the name...

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Main Author: Auld, A. Graeme 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2022, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 306-316
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B David, Israel, König / Name / Meaning / Bible. Samuel 1. / Bible. Samuel 2. / Bible. Könige 1. / Bible. Könige 2. / Bible. Chronicle 1. / Bible. Chronicle 2.
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
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Summary:The names of several of David’s successors are related in both meaning and narrative situation: Ahaziah and Ahaz, Rehoboam and Jeroboam, Joash and Josiah, Amaziah and Hezekiah. Components of other names (Azariah, Uzziah, and Jotham) are also uniquely anticipated in the synoptic record. When the names of prophets and northern kings are also reviewed, the total impression is of artistic narrative more than historical record.
ISSN:1502-7244
Contains:Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2022.2114192