And who is David?
Despite the numerous traditions that can be discerned in 1 and 2 Chronicles, the Chronicler never mentions any particular tradition, nor does he attempt to explain how he understood the congruity or parallelism between traditions. This paper will, therefore, attempt to point out how the Chronicler,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1991
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Journal for semitics
Year: 1991, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 144-155 |
| Further subjects: | B
1 and 2 Chronicles
B Hebrew Bible B Davidic kingship B Parallelism between traditions B Post-exilic secular leadership |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Despite the numerous traditions that can be discerned in 1 and 2 Chronicles, the Chronicler never mentions any particular tradition, nor does he attempt to explain how he understood the congruity or parallelism between traditions. This paper will, therefore, attempt to point out how the Chronicler, by employing a particular tradition (namely that of Nehemiah), succeeded in combining and reinterpreting the histories of David and Nehemiah in order to sanctify and legitimate the restoration of the old Southern Kingdom. As a result the Chronicler activated or set in motion a particular pattern of thought concerning Davidic kingship and post-exilic secular leadership within the minds of the people of the former kingdom of the South, who found themselves in the throes of restoration. His representation and interpretive use of history allowed him to create and establish a new concept of the Davidic tradition. From this point David would be looked upon as the perfect, infallible king and statesman, the secular leader and the state builder par excellence. Although the deeds of the David of the Chronicler at times resemble those of the David of the Deuteronomist, there is a remarkable further resemblance that cannot be discarded as mere coincidence. This is as between the Chronicler's presentation of David as the first true pre-exilic leader and king, the mighty and fearless warrior, the wise statesman and state builder, and that of Nehemiah the great post-exilic statesman, the dynamic builder and restorer of post-exilic Judah the Chronicler at no point in time, however, mentions Nehemiah by name. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10.10520/AJA10318471_186 |