Mesopotamian Synchronistic Chronography and the Book of Kings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3292797 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristin Weingart (0000-0001-9052-4550, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 448 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14040448 |
| OpenAlex | W4361005571 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
The Book of Kings uses a particular synchronistic framework to present the parallel histories of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah in 1 Kings 14-2 Kings 17. Some Ancient Near Eastern chronographic compositions (synchronistic king lists, the Neo-Babylonian chronicle, the so-called Synchronistic History) also record chronological relationships between ruler sequences in neighboring kingdoms. This paper distinguishes between synchronized dating and synchronistic compositions, offers a comparison between these compositions and the Book of Kings, and discusses aspects of the latter's characteristics and pragmatics. The extant Mesopotamian synchronistic compositions presuppose and express a special connection between Assyria and Babylonia. It seems that a similar idea-applied to Israel and Judah-also stands behind the synchronistic composition in 1 Kings 14-2 Kings 17
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Assyria · Biblical studies · Evolutionary biology · Extant taxon · Genealogy · Hebrew Bible · Israelites · Kingdom · Literature · Ruler · Ancient Near East History · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Botanical Research and Chemistry · Classics · History · Geology · Paleontology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |