Across the pages of 2 Chronicles a colourful cast of characters passes in breathless parade before the reader. The tales of the kings of Judah are told in sequence, from Rehoboam ‘the Enlarger’ (who on the contrary shrinks the kingdom) to Zedekiah ‘the Righteous’ (who equally contrariwise profanes the divine name). These motley monarchs are preceded by the unparalleled King Solomon of All Israel and succeeded by the imperial King Cyrus of Persia, and all the while the tellers of the tales weave an insistent ideological thread through the fabric of their stories. John Jarick’s reading of Chronicles brings out the fascination and discomfort of handling an ancient scroll that presents itself as the authoritative account of how things were and how they ought to be.
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Author
John Jarick
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Series
Readings: A New Biblical Commentary
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ISBN 13 hardback
978-1-905048-96-0
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ISBN 13 Paperback
978-1-905048-97-7
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Hardback / Paperback
Page Extent
viii + 208
Publication Date
December 2007
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2 Chronicles
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Across the pages of 2 Chronicles a colourful cast of characters passes in breathless parade before the reader.
Across the pages of 2 Chronicles a colourful cast of characters passes in breathless parade before the reader. The tales of the kings of Judah are told in sequence, from Rehoboam ‘the Enlarger’ (who on the contrary shrinks the kingdom) to Zedekiah ‘the Righteous’ (who equally contrariwise profanes the divine name). These motley monarchs are preceded by the unparalleled King Solomon of All Israel and succeeded by the imperial King Cyrus of Persia, and all the while the tellers of the tales weave an insistent ideological thread through the fabric of their stories. John Jarick’s reading of Chronicles brings out the fascination and discomfort of handling an ancient scroll that presents itself as the authoritative account of how things were and how they ought to be.
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