In Nehemiah's Footsteps?: Uzziah at the Service of the Chronicler's Ideology

Uzziah ruled in Judah for many years, yet the description of his rule in the book of Kings is laconic. The book of Chronicles, on the other hand, provides an extensive description of his reign that stems from authorial ideology, theology, and processes of identity formation. The book of Ezra-Nehemia...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Gluska, Eran (Author) ; Lipshits, ʿOded 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: The National Library of Canada 2023
In: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2023, Volume: 23, Pages: 1-37
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nehemiah / Azariah Judah, King 773 BC-736 BC / Philistines / Arabs / Ammonites / Bible. Chronicle 1.-2. / King / Identity / Ethos / Religion / Fight
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Ezra-Nehemiah
B Uzziah
B Chronicles
B Yehud
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Volltext (kostenfrei)
Description
Summary:Uzziah ruled in Judah for many years, yet the description of his rule in the book of Kings is laconic. The book of Chronicles, on the other hand, provides an extensive description of his reign that stems from authorial ideology, theology, and processes of identity formation. The book of Ezra-Nehemiah describes a series of confrontations from four directions, with Uzziah’s battles with the Philistines, the Arab tribes, and the Ammonites being three of these fronts. The Chronicler, writing several decades after Ezra-Nehemiah, was aware of the Ezra-Nehemiah text or its narrative, and developed the figure of Uzziah as a great king, thus serving his own national, economic, ethnic, and religious goals.
ISSN:1203-1542
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5508/jhs29627