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OverviewIn Deuteronomy and the Judaean Diaspora Ernest Nicholson challenges the widely accepted view that Deuteronomy was the 'book of the law' described in 2 Kings 22-3 as the basis of king Josiah's cultic reformation in 621 BCE. He argues that the notice in this narrative that Josiah abolished the rural, local altars throughout Judah and supposedly relocated their priests to Jerusalem is based upon a misreading. Rather, he contends, Deuteronomy derived from thinkers and writers who lived among the Judaean exiles in Babylonia in the sixth century, and in significant ways represents a break with pre-exilic Israelite religion occasioned by the urgent need to confront the challenges to national identity and cultural survival of the Judaean Diaspora community. Leading features of the book such as its zealous monolatry, its self-presentation as 'scripture', its concept of the relationship with God as covenanted choice, its pervasive fear of religious encroachment, its character as 'oppositional' literature--these and other themes of the book suggest such a provenance. Issues arising include, for example, information from Babylonian sources, some of it new, about the Judaean exiles, how Israel is characterised in the book, kingship, evidence of the emergence of a body of prophetic 'scripture'. Two final chapters examine the 'Deuteronomistic History' (Joshua-2 Kings) and show that (contrary to some interpretations) it is not 'historiography' such as is represented by, for example, Herodotus' Histories, and that theodicy rather than an interest in the past as a field of critical study best describes its genre. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ernest Nicholson (Emeritus Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, Emeritus Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780198702733ISBN 10: 0198702736 Pages: 210 Publication Date: 30 January 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPART I 1: Introduction 2: Josiah and the Priests of the High places (2 Kgs 23:8a, 9) 3: Deuteronomy and the Babylonian Diaspora 4: Deuteronomy, the Prophets and Scripture 5: The Law of the King in Deuteronomy 17.14-20 6: Do not dare to set a foreigner over you : The King in Deuteronomy and the Great King PART II 7: Story and History in the Old Testament 8: The Deuteronomistic Corpus?History or Story? A Response to John Van SetersReviewswe can both admire his [Nicholson's] dedication and commitment, and be grateful for the enormous contribution which he made in many ways throughout his career, a contribution brought to completion by the present volume. A.D.H. Mayes, Journal of Jewish Studies Author InformationErnest Nicholson was educated at Trinity College Dublin and at Glasgow University, where he took his doctorate. He has held academic appointments at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Cambridge, and was Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at Oxford University from 1979-90 when he was elected Provost of Oriel College. He is the author of a number of books on Old Testament subjects. He is a Fellow of the British Academy which in 2009 was awarded him the Academy's prestigious Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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