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OverviewMatthew Lynch examines ways that the one God became known and experienced through institutions according to the book of Chronicles. Chronicles recasts Israel's earlier histories from the vantage point of vigorous commitments to the temple and its supporting institutions (the priesthood and royal house), and draws out the numerous ways that those institutions mediate divine power and inspire national unity. By understanding and participating in the reestablishment of these institutions, Chronicles suggests that post-exilic Judeans could reconnect to the powerful God of the past despite the appallingly impoverished state of post-exilic life. However, Chronicles contends that God was not beholden by those participating in the temple system. As such, it constitutes a via media between two regnant perspectives on the relationship between biblical monotheism and particularism, one which sees in monotheism an inherent move beyond particularism, and another which sees a problematic appeal to monotheism to legitimate powerful institutions. While Chronicles gives expression to the profound resonances between institutional and divine greatness, it is also careful to resist linking divine power and institutional power in absolute terms. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew LynchPublisher: Mohr Siebeck Imprint: Mohr Siebeck Volume: 64 Weight: 0.491kg ISBN: 9783161521119ISBN 10: 3161521110 Pages: 317 Publication Date: 25 March 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews...refreshingly careful and creative and in many ways a model for scholarship. As such, it warrants a warm and thoughtful reception from those interested in Chronicles and, more broadly, Israelite religion. --Michael B. Hundley, Review of Biblical Literature, 7.9.2015 Author InformationBorn 1979; 2001 BS in Biblical Studies; 2008 ThM in Old Testament; 2012 PhD in Religion/Hebrew Bible; currently research assistant at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and Adjunct Faculty Member at the Westminster Theological Centre in Cheltenham/UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |