The book of Kings repeatedly refers to the despoliation of the
treasures of the Jerusalem temple and royal palace. These short
notices recounting a foreign invasion and the loss of "national
wealth" have been explored only briefly among scholars applying
their expertise to the analysis of the book of Kings or the study
of the Jerusalem temple and royal palace, from both literary and
historical perspectives. This monograph aims to fill this lacuna.
Adopting an approach that combines a more traditional form of
literary criticism with a thorough analysis of the narrative role
and intertextual connections giving shape to the texts (Sitz in der
Literatur), the book offers a more complex and nuanced appreciation
of the literary development and ideological profile of the
despoliation notices. In addition, it weighs the use of the
underlying literary motif in the biblical writings against other
Ancient Near Eastern sources. This study not only provides new
perspectives on the role of motifs in biblical historiography but
has far-reaching implications for the reconstruction of the process
of production and transmission of Kings as part of the
Deuteronomistic History.
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