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Book SynopsisNathan Lovell is Director of Postgraduate Studies at George Whitefield College, South Africa.
Trade ReviewThe Book of Kings and Exilic Identity is an outstanding overview of 1-2 Kings which gives new students of Kings an excellent framework from which to work and challenges experienced scholars to consider the biblical text anew. The themes investigated are illuminating and do originate in the text itself. As noted, the major contribution is Lovell’s description of the text’s narrative arrangement. So convincing is his presentation that future studies on Kings will need to engage with Lovell’s structural observations or find their arguments lacking. * Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies *
The resulting study successfully demonstrates that Kings both remembers Israel’s past and presents a vision for the nation’s future. * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Chapter One: Kings as Political Historiography Chapter Two: The Narrative Strategy of Kings Chapter Three: Covenant: What is Israel? Chapter Four: Nationhood: Who is Israel? Chapter Five: Land: Where is Israel? Chapter Six: Rule: The King After Exile Conclusions: Israel Among the Nations
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