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| Titre : | I Chronicles : Introduction, Translation, and Notes |
| Auteurs : | Jacob M. Myers, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Mention d'édition : | 3rd printing |
| Editeur : | New York [USA] : Doubleday, 1973 |
| Collection : | The Anchor Bible, num. 12 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-385-01259-1 |
| Format : | xciv + 241 p. |
| Note générale : | 1st ed. 1965 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : |
I Chronicles is a book closely related to three other books of the so-called "Chronicler’s History” —II Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah— I Chronicles begins with the famous genealogical lists (from Adam to David), continues with an account of David’s reign, in which the Chronicler emphasizes David’s efforts to restore the religion of Israel, and concludes with the accession of Solomon to the throne of Judah.
A crucial book for historians of the biblical period and for students of the Bible, I Chronicles has been both over-and under-valued. In recent years, it has, certainly, suffered undue neglect. "Where it had to be dealt with,” the present translator writes, "it was done grudgingly, often with misunderstanding, misgiving, or downright hostility.” "However,” he continues, "archaeological and historical studies have now rendered it more respectable and have shown it to be at times more accurate than some of its parallel sources.” I Chronicles is to be neither accepted as a faithful narrative of the Davidic period nor dismissed as a fanciful, imaginative recreation of that history. It must be taken as an important clue to the biblical process. For here we find the Bible quoting itself—sometimes directly, sometimes in paraphrase. Professor Myers has set before himself the enormous task of organizing and correlating the evidence to be found in I Chronicles (as well as in II Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah—for which he is also the editor and translator). Meticulously, he analyses important aspects of the Chronicler and his work— his method of composition, his conviction that to rebuild the nation of Israel one had to restore and strengthen her traditional religion, his significantly post-Exilic perspective. The book also examines the vast literature on Chronicles to find what it yields towards a better understanding of the Chronicler and a fuller appreciation of his work. Finally, it compares—in exhaustive detail—I Chronicles with the other books in the Bible to which it is parallel. The volume Professor Myers has produced is no less than a definitive treatment of the subject. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Preface - Translator’s Note - Principal Abbreviations INTRODUCTION - The Work of the Chronicler in the Bible: The Title of the Hebrew Books / The Title in the Versions / Place in the Canon - The Intention of the Chronicler: The Historicoreligious Situation / The Aim of the Chronicler in the Light of His Situation - Literary Considerations: Content of Chronicles / The Sources Referred to in Chronicles / Use of the Sources - The Theology of the Chronicler: The Chronicler’s Conception of God / Worship / Israel as God’s People / The Prophets and the Torah / Messianism - Authorship and Date - Selected Bibliography I. THE GENEALOGICAL LISTS (chap. 1-9) II. DAVID AND THE FOUNDING OF THE TEMPLE (chap. 10-29) - Index of Place and Personal Names - Key to the Text |
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