The deuteronomic history and the book of chronicles chapter 2

Chronicles, 1 and 2 cities of refuge clement, 2 clement of alexandria. If the deuteronomic law is the standard of judgment in 1 and 2 kings, then the priests code is the standard in 1 and 2 chronicles. The deuteronomic history consists of six booksjoshua, judges, 1 and 2 samuel. Summary of the books of chronicles bible history online. Intro to deuteronomy biblica the international bible. Although deuteronomy is presented as an address by moses, scholars generally agree that it dates from a much later period of israelite history. Martin noths hypothesis of a deuteronomistic history dtrh, which first appeared in 1943, would. The deuteronomistic history and the book of chronicles journal of. Scribal works in an oral world is a thoughtful and provocative work furthering ideas related to the compositional history of the books of samuelkings and chronicles. Deuteronomy s literary structure supports its historical setting. Summary 1 and 2 kings often called the deuteronomic history of the kings of israel and. However, the books of kings focused on the northern kingdom, israel, and this book focuses on the southern kingdom, judah. The books of kings and chronicles byu scholarsarchive. The book of chronicles is a hebrew prose work constituting part of jewish and christian scripture.

Introduction to the book of 2 chronicles learn religions. While mentioning the law of moses thora in 2 chronicles 34. The deuteronomic history and the books of chronicles. Jonah and the jonahpsalm through the lookingglass stories of forgiveness. For a long time we made our way around the hill country of seir. Proponents see the deuteronomistic history as originally a single work composed during the exilic period. The next long section concerns davids son solomon 2 chronicles 19, and the final. It was the fortieth year in the eleventh month of the year on the first day of the month. The authors of the two books have the advantage of using the deuteronomic history, as well as the many other documents that appeared prior to 300 b. Scribal works in an oral world society of biblical literature. Summary of the book of 2 chronicles originally the books of 1 and 2 chronicles were a single book. Person, the deuteronomistic history and the book of. The history of judah to its fall 2 chronicles 10 36 1 the revolt of the ten tribes and the reign of rehoboam 2 chronicles 1012.

The books of 1 and 2 chronicles were originally one book. The deuteronomic history consists of joshua, judges, 1 samuel, 2 samuel, 1 kings and 2 kings. The chronicler has used the pentateuchal history as a. The deuteronomic history books of joshua, judges, 1 and 2 samuel and 1 and 2 kings is believed to have been written during the reign of king josiah of judah and forms an integrated block of text covering the period from the conquest of canaan through to the end of the kingdom of judah and the beginning of the babylonian exile. In the late 19th century, some scholars conceived of the dh as a loosely edited collection. Among sourcecritical scholars, it is generally agreed that deuteronomy and the deuteronomistic history originated independently of the books of. Second chronicles, the companion book to 1 chronicles, continues the history of the hebrew people, from the reign of king solomon to the captivity in babylon. Chapter 5 the early israelite prophets the early israelite prophets. The deuteronomist is one of the sources identified through source criticism as underlying much of the hebrew bible.

The books of kings are part of the deuteronomistic history. Chapter one begins with a defense of persons late dating of the. Then we turned back and set out toward the wilderness along the route to the red sea, as the lord had directed me. Deuteronomistic history is the name given to the group of books known as the former prophets in the hebrew bible joshua, judges, 1 samuel, 2 samuel, 1 kings, and 2 kings as well as the book of deuteronomy. Deuteronomic refers to the material found in the core of the book of deuteronomy deut 5 28 deuteronomistic refers to the writings, influenced by the deuteronomic torah, that comprise the socalled deuteronomistic history that extends from joshua through ii kings. The writer used a number of sources, including the book of the acts of. I then devote a chapter each to applying this perspective to the synoptic. Biblical literature the deuteronomic theology of history. Michael avioz, the book of kings in recent research part ii. The deuteronomistic history dh is a modern theoretical construct holding that behind the present forms of the books of deuteronomy and joshua, judges, samuel. Chronicles record of solomons achievements moves straight away to the construction of the temple. Explaining the identical lines at the end of chronicles and the. Deuteronomy 2 niv bible then we turned back and set. Like the books of kings, this is a historical book.

Biblical literature biblical literature the deuteronomic theology of history. Contemporary competing historiographies swallowed by a song. The deuteronomic history and the book of chronicles by raymond f. When the lord thy god shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the hittites, and the girgashites, and the amorites, and the canaanites, and the perizzites, and the hivites, and the jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou. Authorshipdeuteronomistic history flashcards quizlet. An early edition of deuteronomy as it exists today has been identified with the book of the law discovered in the temple of jerusalem about 622 bc 2 kings 22. Evidently chronicles was written during the babylonian captivity. The second book of chronicles chapter 12 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. As the last verses of 2 chronicles and the first few verses of the book of ezra are nearly identical and as the book of ezra is the historical sequence of chronicles the jewish. But it also bears in its structure clear reflections of the suzerainvassal treaties see chart, p. The first four historical books are certainly related to the theology of retribution in deuteronomy. The deuteronomic history, the book of chronicles, and their. The two books of chronicles cover about the same time period as 2 samuel and 1 and 2 kings.

The deuteronomic history and the book of chronicles are contemporary historiographies that were produced by different scribal guilds one in babylon and one in jerusalem that nevertheless have a common institutional ancestor in the deuteronomic school of the babylonian exile. Part of the biblical studies commons, and the history commons. Several important items in the account of his reign in kings are left out as a result, such as his wisdom in action, administration, educational reforms, and some building activities e. The deuteronomic history and the book of chronicles. His arguments are clear and concise, which is most welcomed given the complexity and breadth of issues at hand. The deuteronomistic history dh is a modern theoretical construct holding that behind the present forms of the books of deuteronomy and joshua, judges, samuel, and kings the former prophets in the hebrew canon there was a single literary work. What is the difference between the deuteronomic history.

The deuteronomic history, the book of chronicles, and. The deuteronomic history and the book of chronicles are contemporary. Although 1 and 2 chronicles repeat much of the material in 1 kings and 2 kings, they approach it from a different perspective. It contains a genealogy from a human being, adam, and a narrative of the history of ancient judah and israel. There is no mention of the persians and their liberation of the jews in 539 b. The sons of ram, the firstborn of jerahmeel, were maaz, jamin, and eker.

By its interpretive, repetitious, reminiscent and somewhat irregular style it shows that it is a series of more or less extemporaneous addresses, sometimes describing events in nonchronological order see, e. Deuteronomistic history libguides at digital theological library. The deuteronomic theology of history shows through very clearly in judges. Deuteronomy through 2 kings when he compiled his book.

Deuteronomy chapter 2 summary the children of israel walked the wilderness for forty years and lacked nothing, moses reminded them. It could have been a compilation, assembled by ezra, of diaries and journals of the priests and prophets. Persons work on the historical process that led to the creation of the deuteronomistic history deuteronomy through kings, hereafter duff and the book of chronicles, as well as his work on the role of oral traditions in shaping these biblical texts. The concluding verses of 2 chronicles are the same as the beginning verses of. This summary of the book of 2 chronicles provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 chronicles. The deuteronomistic history theory is currently the most popular deuteronomy was originally just the law code and covenant, written to cement the religious reforms of josiah, and later expanded to stand as the introduction to the full history. Moreover, many scholars have been influenced by noths theory that the book of deuteronomy is no appendage to the tetrateuch genesisnumbers, but is instead the initial component of a large, complex literary work known as the deuteronomistic history, which incorporates the old testament books of joshua, judges, 1 2 samuel, and 1 2 kings. Deuteronomy chapter 1 summary bible study ministry. The lord also told them not to meddle with the moabites because god gave ar to the children of lot for a possession, just as he is ready to give the canaanites land to the israelites. Raymond persons the deuteronomistic history and the book of chronicles. The sons of jerahmeel, the firstborn of hezron, were ram, the firstborn, and bunah, oren, ozem, and ahijah. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. See introduction to 1 chronicles for outline and other introductory information. The kings focused on the northern kingdom, israel, and this book 1 and 2 chronicles focuses on.

The transition from a tribal society under the leadership of elders and eventually charismatic judges to a nation under a monarch is traced through the books of judges and 1 and 2 samuel. Deuteronomistic history biblical studies oxford bibliographies. There is a striking resemblance in style and language to the books of ezra and nehemiah. The final edition of kings was completed after 561 b. For example, martin noths understanding of the deuteronomistic history deuteronomy2.