{"product_id":"reading-utopia-in-chronicles-442-the-library-of-hebrew-bibleold-testament-studies-9780567027924","title":"Reading Utopia in Chronicles 442 The Library of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn examination which employs a literary approach in an attempt to address the coherence of Chronicles as a whole. This book examines three major concerns of the Chronicles - commonly discussed by scholars (genealogy, politics, and the temple cult) - through the lens of utopian literary theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; 1.1 The Current State of Chronicles Scholarship 000; 1.1.1 Authorship of Chronicles; 1.1.2 Date of Chronicles; 1.1.3 Genre of Chronicles; 1.1.4 Three Major Themes in Chronicles; 1.1.4.1 Genealogies; 1.1.4.2 Politics; 1.1.4.3 Temple Cult; 1.1.5 The Present Situation and a New Approach to Chronicles; 1.2 A New Methodology: Utopian Literary Theory; 1.2.1 Definition of Utopianism; 1.2.2 The Methodology of Utopian Literary Theory; Excursus: St. Thomas More's Utopia; 1.2.3 Utopianism and its Literary Form in the Ancient World. 1.2.4 Utopianism in Chronicles; CHAPTER 2: A GENEALOGICAL UTOPIA; 2.1 The Genealogies: Brief Comments on Purposes and Forms; 2.1.1 Purposes of Genealogies; 2.1.2 Forms of Genealogies: The Function of 1 Chronicles 1-9 as a Literary Preface; 2.2 The Genealogical Identity of \"Israel\" in Chronicles:; Genealogy as Utopia; Excursus: Prophecy, Speeches, and Authority in Chronicles; 2.2.1 Constructing a Lineage: Examples of the Chronicler's; Utopian Use of Sources; 2.2.2 The \"Twelve Tribes\" of Utopian Israel: Identifying \"Israel\"; 2.2.3 Judah and Levi in Privileged Positions; 2.2.4 \"Israel\" among the Nations: Universalism and Particularism in Chronicles; CHAPTER 3: A POLITICAL UTOPIA; 3.1 The Davidic Monarchy in Chronicles; 3.1.1 Saul, David, and Solomon (1 Chr 10-2 Chr 9); 3.1.2 Rehoboam and Abijah (2 Chr 10-13); 3.1.3 Asa and Jehoshaphat (2 Chr 14-20); 3.1.4 Jehoram, Ahaziah, and Athaliah (2 Chr 21-22); 3.1.5 Joash, Amaziah, and Uzziah (2 Chr 23-26); 3.1.6 Jotham and Ahaz (2 Chr 27-28); 3.1.7 Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, and Josiah (2 Chr 29-35); 3.1.8 The Final Four: Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah (2 Chr 36); Excursus: Burial Notices as Utopian Space in Chronicles; 3.2 A Utopian Future in Chronicles: Conclusions about the Political Dimension; 3.2.1 Restoration or Reapplication?: A Synthetic Reading of the Monarchy in Chronicles; 3.2.2 The Exile and its Implications for Utopia in Chronicles; 3.2.3 Utopia under the (Persian) Empire?; CHAPTER 4: A CULTIC UTOPIA; 4.1 A Utopian Temple: The Priesthood, Sacrifice, and High Priesthood in Chronicles; 4.1.1 The Identity of the Priests; 4.1.2 The Duties of the Priests; 4.1.3 The Sacrificial System; 4.1.4. The Zadokites and the High Priest in Chronicles; 4.1.5 Looking in the Wrong Place: Neither a Zadokite nor Priestly Utopia; 4.2 Locating the \"Good Place\": The Levites and the Production of Utopia; 4.2.1 The Identity of the Levites; 4.2.2 The Duties of the Levites; 4.3 A Utopian Future in Chronicles: Conclusions about the Cultic Dimension; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PRIMARY SOURCES; INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS; INDEX OF SUBJECTS.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018298032471,"sku":"9780567027924","price":119.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780567027924.jpg?v=1750776343","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-utopia-in-chronicles-442-the-library-of-hebrew-bibleold-testament-studies-9780567027924","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}