First Chronicles
- ISBN-10
- 0385469284
- ISBN-13
- 9780385469289
- Category
- Religion / Biblical Commentary / General
- Pages
- 514
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Authors
- Gary N. Knoppers, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies Religious Studies and Jewish Studies Gary N Knoppers
Description
In his latest addition to the esteemed Anchor Bible Commentaries, scholar Gary Knoppers examines one of the most neglected books of the Old Testament and established its importance as a key to understanding the nation of Israel.
Who were the Israelites? Was Israel's first king, Saul, a hero or a disaster? Was David a gifted and accomplished leader or a murderer and a cheat? Did Solomon preside over the most glorious epoch in Israelite history or did he lead the nation into a fateful decline?
In "I Chronicles, the distinguished scholar Gary Knoppers addresses these questions through a thoughtful and exacting reading of one of the last books of the Hebrew Bible. He shows that Chronicles, which contains a variety of viewpoints on the major events and people, provides a distinct perspective on much of Israel's past, especially the monarchy. He discusses how the chronicler's introduction to the people of Israel redefines Israel itself; explains and defends the transition from Saul to David; and shows how the Davidic-Solomonic monarchy was not only a time of incomparable achievement and glory, but also the period during which the nations most important public institutions -the Davidic dynasty, the Jerusalem Temple, the priests, and the Levites--took formative shape.
"I Chronicles, part of a two-volume set, is the first to employ systematically the Dead Sea Scrolls to reconstruct the biblical author's text. Knoppers reveals how Chronicles is related to and creatively drawn from many earlier biblical books, and presents a fascinating look at its connections, in both compositional style and approach, to the historical writings of ancient Mesopotamia and classical Greece. Featuringa new translation and an extensive introduction that incorporates up-to-date research, this volume replaces the Anchor Bible "I Chronicles commentary written by Jacob Myers in 1965.
Get the book
Similar books
-
中國經學 第二輯
By 彭林主编(8)有關北宋儒者闢佛的討論,可參看陳郁夫《北宋新儒對禪佛的闢評》,載《思與言》,卷二十,第1期,609—620頁。又夏長樸《李覯與北宋前期學者的排佛老思想》,收在夏著《李覯與王安石研究》(臺北:大安出版社,1989年,95—150頁)。
-
中國經學 第二十輯
By 彭林主编《五音韻譜》便於翻閲,明代席捲天下,而所有版本均不附李燾序,世人多不知《五音韻譜》出李燾,竟視《五音韻譜》爲大徐本。直至康熙末年汲古閣刊刻大徐本,真相大白,《五音韻譜》頓時爲學者所不屑。其實《五音韻譜》是校勘大徐本不可或缺的重要版本, ...
-
Studying the Synoptic Gospels
By Margaret Davies, E. P. SandersIt is quite surprising that the shepherd leaves the ninety - nine without protection , and the surprise lends emphasis to the point that God seeks the lost . We note that the primary point of the similitude is that of a situation : as ...
-
The Johannine Letters: A Commentary on 1, 2, and 3 John
By Georg StreckerThe three Johannine letters near the end of the New Testament, which are traditionally linked with the Gospel of John, address important issues in the theology and life of the...
-
The Christology of the New Testament
By Oscar CullmannThis book is invigorating to read, for it is how biblical theology should be written. Professor Cullmann has set a high standard of biblical scholarship in this book, and it will be a great resource for students of sacred Scripture.
-
What Does the Bible Really Teach?.
By Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New YorkBiblical theology and doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses.
-
The Epistle of James
By Sophie LawsSince its appearance nearly 35 years ago, Black's New Testament Commentary Series has been hailed by both scholars and pastors for its insightful interpretations and reliable commentary. Each book in...
-
The Epistles of Peter and of Jude
By J. N. D. KellySince its appearance nearly 35 years ago, Black's New Testament Commentary Series has been hailed by both scholars and pastors for its insightful interpretations and reliable commentary. Each book in...
-
Understanding the Bible
By Stephen L. HarrisThis text is the best-selling non-sectarian guide for students undertaking their first systematic study of the Bible, and it is the only single-volume text that gives both a comprehensive historical-cultural...
-
In the Beginning
By Henri Blocher"Curiosity about our beginning continues to haunt the human race. It will not call off the Quest for its origins." The opening chapters of Genesis -- important at any time...