Kings without privilege
David and Moses in the story of the …
A. Graeme Auld
203 pages | ~6 hrs
Kings without privilege
David and Moses in the story of the Bible's kings
By A. Graeme Auld
For nearly two hundred years, biblical scholarship has accepted a fundamental assumption about the relationship between Chronicles and the books of Samuel-Kings. Scholar A. Graeme Auld challenges this long-held view with a revolutionary perspective that transforms our understanding of these ancient texts.
Rather than viewing Chronicles as a derivative work based on Samuel-Kings, Auld proposes that both accounts drew independently from a shared, earlier source that chronicled the rulers of Judah from David through Jerusalem's fall. This groundbreaking approach reveals that neither text holds inherent historical superiority over the other.
Through careful analysis, Auld demonstrates how both biblical authors were equally selective in their retelling of Israel and Judah's royal traditions. He reconstructs the common source material that underlies both accounts, showing how each writer shaped the narrative to serve their distinct theological purposes.
The differences between these parallel accounts prove illuminating. While both texts share Solomon's temple dedication prayer, Kings concludes by invoking the Exodus and Moses, whereas Chronicles characteristically references David and incorporates psalm language. Such variations reveal the unique spiritual emphases each author brought to the shared material.
This scholarly investigation offers readers deeper insight into how ancient writers crafted religious narratives, demonstrating that multiple perspectives can coexist within sacred literature while serving different spiritual communities and their evolving needs.
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Deuteronomistisch geschiedwerk
- ✓ Explore Jews
- ✓ Explore Kings and rulers
- ✓ Explore David, king of israel
- ✓ Explore Criticism
- ✓ Explore Kronieken (bijbelboeken)
- ✓ Explore Koningen (vorsten)
- ✓ Explore 11.41 study and interpretation of the Old Testament
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Details
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- T&T Clark
- ISBN-10
- 0567096394
- Pages
- 203
- Language
- EN
- LC Classification
- BS1345.2.A95 1994
