| Description |
1 online resource (617 pages). |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Apollos Old Testament commentary ; 9
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Apollos Old Testament commentary ; 9.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter and indexes. |
| Contents |
Story of 1-2 Kings -- 1-2 Kings in the canon -- Distinctive features of 1-2 Kings -- Critical issues of authorship and date -- Problem of chronology -- Theology of 1-2 Kings -- Approach of this commentary -- Text and commentary. |
| Summary |
The books of 1 and 2 Kings cover the history of Israel from the last days of the united kingdom under David to the eventual fall of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Within these books, the deuteronomic code - 'doing what is right in the Lord's sight' - provides a framework by which monarchic history is measured. In the kings' cultic failures lies the apostasy of the nation and its eventual exile. This apostasy centres on Israel's commitment to worship YHWH exclusively, and to worship according to deuteronomistic norms within the Jerusalem temple as the locus of YHWH's covenant presence. To safeguard the kings' commitments, YHWH's prophets loom large in 1 and 2 Kings: they herald YHWH's purposes, warn of his judgment for apostasy and woo his people back to the full experience of covenant life. Lissa M. Wray Beal's commentary examines the successes and failures of monarchy in the divided kingdoms. It works with the final form of the biblical text and pursues historiographical, narrative and theological questions, including the relation of each chapter's themes to biblical theology. While it focuses on theological and narrative concerns, the commentary gives due attention to complex historical issues. --From publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible. Kings -- Commentaries.
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Bible. Kings. |
| Genre/Form |
Commentaries.
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| Subject |
Bible. Kings. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
1 and 2 Kings |
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First and Second Kings |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Wray Beal, Lissa M. 1 & 2 Kings. Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, [2014] 9780830825097 (DLC) 2014006397 (OCoLC)859881723 |
| ISBN |
9780830896226 (electronic book) |
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0830896228 (electronic book) |
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9780830825097 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0830825096 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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