Taking on the established view of Chronicles, which uses
retribution theology - the view that the author of Chronicles
re-worked the texts in Samuel-Kings to demonstrate that Yahweh
rewards the good and punishes the wicked - Troy Cudworth argues
that this cause-effect relationship is maintained primarily through
the treatment of the themes of war and temple-faithfulness.
Cudworth identifies a division of kings into categories, with the
immediate exception of David, who belongs in his own category as he
pioneered the two most foundational elements of the temple cult.
For this reason, he also won many battles to secure Israel's place
in the land. The next two groups of kings can be dichotomised in
the following way: those who show faithfulness to the temple cult
and its practices, and those who neglect it. Based on their
attitude to the temple, the Chronicler illustrates how the kings
either prosper in the land through military victory or suffer
attack. Although many kings begin as faithful in supporting
orthodox temple practices, and thus prosper on the battlefield,
none of these kings are consistent and persevere in their
faithfulness and so their success either stops immediately, or they
suffer attack. Conversely, other kings are illustrated who, despite
committing some of the worst sins in Israel's history, repent
immediately after their swift punishment. Across all of these
cases, it is shown how temple faithfulness always ultimately
guarantees peace and security for Israel.
General
| Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Release date: |
March 2016 |
| Authors: |
Troy D. Cudworth
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-66650-5 |
| Categories: |
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-567-66650-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780567666505 |
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