Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS
- Part II CHRONICLES AND THE REREADING AND WRITING OF A DIDACTIC, SOCIALIZING HISTORY
- Chapter 3 OBSERVATIONS ON ANCIENT MODES OF READING OF CHRONICLES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS, WITH AN ILLUSTRATION OF THEIR EXPLANATORY POWER FOR THE STUDY OF THE ACCOUNT OF AMAZIAH (2 CHRONICLES 25)
- Chapter 4 SHIFTING THE GAZE: HISTORIOGRAPHIC CONSTRAINTS IN CHRONICLES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS
- Chapter 5 THE CHRONICLER AS A HISTORIAN: BUILDING TEXTS
- Chapter 6 THE SECESSION OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOM IN CHRONICLES: ACCEPTED “FACTS” AND NEW MEANINGS
- Chapter 7 ABOUT TIME: OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF TIME IN THE BOOK OF CHRONICLES
- Part III CHRONICLES AND THEOLOGY AS COMMUNICATED AND RECREATED THROUGH THE REREADING OF A HISTORIOGRAPHICAL, LITERARY WRITING
- Part IV CHRONICLES AND LITERATURE: LITERARY CHARACTERIZATIONS THAT CONVEY THEOLOGICAL WORLDVIEWS AND SHAPE STORIES ABOUT THE PAST
- Bibliography
- Index of Biblical Works Cited
- Index of Authors and Individuals Cited
Chapter 6 - THE SECESSION OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOM IN CHRONICLES: ACCEPTED “FACTS” AND NEW MEANINGS
from Part II - CHRONICLES AND THE REREADING AND WRITING OF A DIDACTIC, SOCIALIZING HISTORY
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS
- Part II CHRONICLES AND THE REREADING AND WRITING OF A DIDACTIC, SOCIALIZING HISTORY
- Chapter 3 OBSERVATIONS ON ANCIENT MODES OF READING OF CHRONICLES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS, WITH AN ILLUSTRATION OF THEIR EXPLANATORY POWER FOR THE STUDY OF THE ACCOUNT OF AMAZIAH (2 CHRONICLES 25)
- Chapter 4 SHIFTING THE GAZE: HISTORIOGRAPHIC CONSTRAINTS IN CHRONICLES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS
- Chapter 5 THE CHRONICLER AS A HISTORIAN: BUILDING TEXTS
- Chapter 6 THE SECESSION OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOM IN CHRONICLES: ACCEPTED “FACTS” AND NEW MEANINGS
- Chapter 7 ABOUT TIME: OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF TIME IN THE BOOK OF CHRONICLES
- Part III CHRONICLES AND THEOLOGY AS COMMUNICATED AND RECREATED THROUGH THE REREADING OF A HISTORIOGRAPHICAL, LITERARY WRITING
- Part IV CHRONICLES AND LITERATURE: LITERARY CHARACTERIZATIONS THAT CONVEY THEOLOGICAL WORLDVIEWS AND SHAPE STORIES ABOUT THE PAST
- Bibliography
- Index of Biblical Works Cited
- Index of Authors and Individuals Cited
Summary
The shared historical memory of the author and first readers of Chronicles included many ‘facts’ about which there was no dispute. The meaning of these facts, however, was shaped in different ways, and not all these ‘accepted facts’ were of equal value. Some were central to the construction of Israel's past, but certainly others were not. The more prominent an agreed ‘fact’ was within this memory, the stronger was the persuasive power of a convincing interpretation of that fact, and above all, of the relevant theological or ideological implications that such interpretation carried.
To explore these matters as they relate to Chronicles, I will focus on several aspects of the explanation given in the book for a central fact in the memory of the Chronicler and the first readers of Chronicles: the division of the Davidic-Solomonic kingdom and the establishment of the Northern Kingdom, which not only lasted for centuries but fixed in place a separation that continued until the days of the provinces of Yehud and Samaria. In other words, the heightened significance of the event was due to its lasting influence on the (hi)story of Israel.
It was inevitable that the question would be raised of when and why this foundational event happened or was allowed to happen in the divine economy. The relation between the Davidic-Solomonic kingdom and the Davidic kingdom of Judah was complex and involved an intertwining of identity and difference.
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- History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles , pp. 117 - 143Publisher: Acumen PublishingPrint publication year: 2006