YHWH is king : the development of divine kingship in ancient Israel /

YHWH is king : the development of divine kingship in ancient Israel /

Amidst various methodologies for the comparative study of the Hebrew Bible, at times the opportunity arises to improve on a method recently introduced into the field. In YHWH is King , Flynn uses the anthropological method of cultural translation to study diachronic change in YHWH's kingship. H...

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Main Author: Flynn, Shawn W.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2014.

Series: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 159.
Vetus Testamentum Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004264991.

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Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
God > Kingship > Biblical teaching.
Kings and rulers > Biblical teaching.

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Call Number: BS1192.6 .F59 2014+

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • Stages of YHWH's Kingship in Ancient Israel
  • Cultural Translation as Method
  • Marduk's Kingship
  • The Context and Motivations for YHWH's New Kingship
  • From Warrior King to Creator King: Change in YHWH's Kingship as Theological Response to Neo-Assyrian Imperialism
  • Bibliography
  • Indices.