Kingmakers and Kingbreakers
Philistines, Arameans, and Historical Patterning in Samuel-Kings. Research on Israel and Aram in Biblical Times IX
Seiten
2025
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-164515-0 (ISBN)
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-164515-0 (ISBN)
In dieser Studie untersucht Stephen Germany die literarische Funktion der Philister und Aramäer in den Büchern Samuel und Könige sowie die Entstehungsgeschichte und den historischen Hintergrund der Erzählungen, in denen sie vorkommen.
In this study, Stephen Germany investigates the literary function of the Philistines and Arameans in the books of Samuel and Kings and reconstructs the compositional history and historical background of the narratives in which they appear. Within these narratives, the Philistines and Arameans serve as archetypal aggressors against Israel and Judah, casting the monarchic period as one continually defined by external threats. At the historical level, this portrayal draws on and reframes a received cultural memory of Assyria's conquest of the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE, creating new images of earlier defeats of Israelite kings by the Philistines and Arameans as a typological anticipation of this major turning point in the history of Israel and Judah.
In this study, Stephen Germany investigates the literary function of the Philistines and Arameans in the books of Samuel and Kings and reconstructs the compositional history and historical background of the narratives in which they appear. Within these narratives, the Philistines and Arameans serve as archetypal aggressors against Israel and Judah, casting the monarchic period as one continually defined by external threats. At the historical level, this portrayal draws on and reframes a received cultural memory of Assyria's conquest of the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE, creating new images of earlier defeats of Israelite kings by the Philistines and Arameans as a typological anticipation of this major turning point in the history of Israel and Judah.
Born 1985; 2016 PhD (Emory University); 2023 Habilitation (University of Basel); Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible in its Historical and Cultural Contexts at the University of Lausanne.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Orientalische Religionen in der Antike |
| Verlagsort | Tübingen |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 232 mm |
| Gewicht | 506 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare |
| Schlagworte | Aram • Biblical Historiography • David • Philistia • Saul |
| ISBN-10 | 3-16-164515-4 / 3161645154 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-16-164515-0 / 9783161645150 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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