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- Title: Why 2 Kings 17 Does Not Constitute a Chapter of Reflection in the "Deuteronomistic History".
- Author : Journal of Biblical Literature
- Release Date : January 22, 2009
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 187 KB
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Martin Noth, the modern "father" of the Deuteronomistic History, regarded the existence of the "chapters of reflection" in the books of Joshua to Kings as important proof for the unity of this history, which in his view was written by one author. (1) As is well known, most modern scholars abandoned the idea of a single author for this literary work, but they still accept the existence of the Deuteronomistic History. In this respect the existence of the chapters of reflection has lost nothing of its significance. The most important chapter of reflection is 2 Kings 17, in which vv. 7-23 explain the course and outcome of Israel's history in its land. The importance of this chapter for theories about the Deuteronomistic History certainly justifies a new look at this text. To start with, a word of clarification on the Deuteronomistic character of 2 Kings 17 is in order: we do not intend to demonstrate that 2 Kgs 17:7-23 shows no signs of Deuteronomistic language and ideology. The opposite is true: arguably, no text in the book of Kings displays more Deuteronomistic characteristics. Nevertheless, we observe that this chapter is exceptional in "ordinary" Deuteronomistic literature. If this view is correct it carries consequences for the Deuteronomistic literature in general and for the question of the existence of a Deuteronomistic History in particular.
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