1 and 2 Chronicles: Volume 1: 1 Chronicles 1-2 Chronicles 9: Israel's Place among NationsBloomsbury Publishing, 01.01.1998 - 418 Seiten This two-part commentary argues that Chronicles, placed as it is among the 'historical books' in the traditional Old Testament of the Christian church, is much misunderstood. Restored to its proper position as the final book in the canon as arranged in the order of the Hebrew Bible, it is rather to be understood as a work of theology essentially directed towards the future. The Chronicler begins his work with the problem facing the whole human race in Adam-the forfeiture of the ideal of perfect oneness with God's purpose. He explores the possibility of the restoration of that ideal through Israel's place at the centre of the world of the nations. This portrayal reaches its climax in an idealized presentation of the reign of Solomon, in which all the rulers of the earth, including most famously the Queen of Sheba, bring their tribute in acknowledgment of Israel's status (Volume 1). As subsequent history only too clearly shows, however, the Chronicler argues (Volume 2), that Israel itself, through unfaithfulness to Torah, has forfeited its right to possession of its land and is cast adrift among these same nations of the world. But the Chronicler's message is one of hope. By a radical transformation of the chronology of Israel's past into theological terms, the generation whom the Chronicler addresses becomes the fiftieth since Adam. It is the generation to whom the jubilee of return to the land through a perfectly enabled obedience to Torah, and thus the restoration of the primal ideal of the human race, is announced. |
Inhalt
7 | |
9 | |
24 | |
37 | |
41 | |
Simeon | 66 |
The East Bank Tribes Reuben Gad and HalfManasseh | 72 |
Levi | 82 |
The Roll of Warriors who Joined Forces with King David | 150 |
Davids Initiative to Fetch the Ark of God is Cut Short | 167 |
The Installation of the Ark in Jerusalem | 174 |
Davids Proposal to Build a Temple is Rejected | 198 |
The Fulfilment of the LORDs Promise to Subdue Davids Enemies | 210 |
The Census Pivotal Event of Davids Reign | 224 |
David Commissions Solomon to Build the Temple | 239 |
The Personnel of Temple and Community | 244 |
The West Bank Tribes and Jerusalem | 98 |
Issachar | 101 |
Benjamin 1 with Naphtali | 103 |
Manasseh | 105 |
Ephraim | 107 |
Asher | 110 |
Benjamin 2 | 111 |
The Population of Jerusalem | 118 |
The Reign of Saul | 130 |
David Enabler of Israels Destiny among the Nations of the World? | 137 |
David king of All Israel Jerusalem City of David | 142 |
Davids Reign Fulfilled | 274 |
The Reign of Solomon | 294 |
The Sacral Assembly Is Convened at the Tabernacle at Gibeon The Theological Basis of Solomons Rule | 298 |
Solomons Correspondence with Huram of Tyre | 306 |
Solomon Builds the Temple | 313 |
The Dedication of the Temple | 331 |
The Universal Recognition of Solomons Reign | 361 |
Bibliography | 377 |
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410 | |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Aaron already altar Ammonites Aramaeans Asaph associated atonement beginning Benjamin Benjaminites building burnt offerings Caleb census Chron Chronicles communion sacrifices context contrast cosmic covenant descendants Deut divine e.g. 1 Chron earth East Bank Edom Ephraim Exod expression Ezra father gatekeepers genealogies Gibeon given God's Half-Manasseh Hebrew Bible Hebron holy of holies Hosah house of David human Huram ideal Israel Israelite Issachar Ithamar Jahath Jephunneh Jerusalem Joab Josh Judah key term king Kiriath-jearim Kohath land leaders Levites LORD's ma'al maʻal Manasseh material mentioned Merari monarchy Moses musicians narrative nations NRSV Obed-edom omits paragraph parallel petition Philistines phrase prayer presentation priests Psalm qāhāl recurs reference Rehoboam response resumes role sacramental Samuel Samuel-Kings sanctuary Saul Saul's significance Solomon Solomon's reign sons status tabernacle Temple Temple in Jerusalem theological throne tion verb Verse whole word Zobah