Historiography and Identity (Re)formulation in Second Temple Historiographical Literature

192 Pages·2010·1.948 MB·English

by  Louis Jonker

LIBRARY OF HEBREW BIBLE/
OLD TESTAMENT STUDIES
534
Formerly Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series
Editors
Claudia V. Camp, Texas Christian University
Andrew Mein, Westcott House, Cambridge
Founding Editors
David J. A. Clines, Philip R. Davies and David M. Gunn
Editorial Board
Richard J. Coggins, Alan Cooper, John Goldingay, Robert P. Gordon,
Norman K. Gottwald, Gina Hens-Piazza, John Jarick, Andrew D. H.
Mayes, Carol Meyers, Patrick D. Miller, Yvonne Sherwood
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HISTORIOGRAPHY AND IDENTITY
(RE)FORMULATION IN SECOND TEMPLE
HISTORIOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE
edited by
Louis Jonker
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Historiography and identity (re)formulation in Second Temple historiographical literature / edited by
Louis Jonker.
p. cm. — (The library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; #534)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-567-41062-7 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Bible. O.T. Historical Books—Historiography—Congresses. 2. Jews—History—586 B.C.-70
A.D.—Historiography—Congresses. 3. Jews—Identity—Historiography—Congresses. I. Jonker,
Louis C.
BS1205.6.H5H57 2010
222’.095—dc22 2010010317
ISBN: 978-0-567-41062-7 (hardback)
Typeset by Pindar NZ, Auckland, New Zealand
Printed in the United States of America by Thomson-Shore, Inc
CONTENTS
List of Contributors vii
List of Abbreviations viii
Introduction xi
PART I: DELIBERATIONS
IDENTITIES AND EMPIRE:HISTORIOGRAPHICQUESTIONS FOR THE
DEUTERONOMISTICHISTORY IN THE PERSIANPERIOD 3
Jon L. Berquist
THEBOOK OF JUDGES AS A LATECONSTRUCT 15
Klaas Spronk
NATIONALIDENTITY AS COMMENTARY AND AS METACOMMENTARY 29
Mark G. Brett
COMING TO TERMS WITH EZRA’SMANYIDENTITIES IN EZRA-NEHEMIAH 41
Mark Leuchter
DAVID’SOFFICIALSACCORDING TO THE CHRONICLER (1CHRONICLES 23–27):
AREFLECTION OF SECONDTEMPLESELF-CATEGORIZATION? 65
Louis C. Jonker
OTHERNESS AND HISTORIOGRAPHY IN CHRONICLES 93
Christine Mitchell
PART II: RESPONSES
“IDENTITY (RE)FORMATION AS THE HISTORICALCIRCUMSTANCES
REQUIRED” 113
Raymond F. Person, Jr.
“PERSIANPERIODSTUDIESHAVECOME OF AGE” 123
Armin Siedlecki
vi Contents
IDENTITY,POWER, AND THE WORLD OF ANCIENT (BIBLICAL)
TEXTPRODUCTION 133
Gerrie Snyman
“CONTINUINGTHESECONVERSATIONS” 149
Jacob L. Wright
Index of Biblical References 169
Index of Authors 172
CONTRIBUTORS
Jon L. Berquist, Executive Editor for Biblical Studies, Westminster John Knox
Press, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Mark G. Brett, Whitley College / Melbourne College of Divinity, Australia
Louis C. Jonker, Department of Old and New Testament, University of
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Mark Leuchter, Temple University, USA
Christine Mitchell, St Andrew’s College, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Raymond F. Person, Jr., Department of Philosophy and Religion, Ohio Northern
University, USA
Armin Siedlecki, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Gerrie Snyman, Department of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies,
University of South Africa, South Africa
Klaas Spronk, Department of Old Testament, Protestant Theological University,
Kampen, Netherlands
Jacob L. Wright, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA (Currently Fellow at the
S. Daniel Abraham Center for International and Regional Studies, Tel Aviv
University, Israel)
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
AB Anchor Bible
ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary
ACEBT Amsterdamse Cahiers voor de Exegese van de Bijbel en zijn
Tradities
AOTC Abingdon Old Testament Commentary
AThANT Abhandlungen zur Theologie des Alten und Neuen Testaments
BETL Bibliotheca emphemeridum theologicarum lovaniensium
BHRG Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar
Bib Biblica
BibInt Biblical Interpretation
BibIntS Biblical Interpretation Series
BZAW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
FAT Forschungen zum Alten Testament
HSM Harvard Semitic Monographs
HTR Harvard Theological Review
HUCA Hebrew Union College Annual
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature
JHS Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
JNSL Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages
JSJ Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and
Roman Periods
JSJSup Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and
Roman Periods: Supplement Series
JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament: Supplement Series
JSS Journal of Semitic Studies
ICC International Critical Commentary
LHBOTS Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies
List of Abbreviations ix
OBO Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis
OT Old Testament
OTL Old Testament Library
SBL Society of Biblical Literature
SBLDS Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series
SBLSymS Society of Biblical Literature Symposium Series
SemeiaSt Semeia Studies
SHANE Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East
SJOT Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament
SOTS Society of Old Testament Studies
TWAT Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Alten Testament
VT Vetus Testamentum
VTSup Vetus Testamentum: Supplementum
WMANT Wissenschaftliche Monographien zum Alten und Neuen
Testament
ZAW Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft