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Publication Date: 20 Feb 2014
Format: Hardback
Series: Apollos Old Testament Commentary
Publisher: Apollos
Page Count: 592
Author: Lissa M Wray Beal
ISBN-13: 9781783590315

1 & 2 Kings

An Introduction And Survey
By Lissa M Wray Beal
Hardback
ISBN: 9781783590315
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Summary of 1 & 2 Kings

The books of 1 and 2 Kings cover the history of Israel from the last days of the united kingdom under David to the eventual fall of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
Within these books, the deuteronomic code - 'doing what is right in the Lord's sight' - provides a framework by which monarchic history is measured. In the kings' cultic failures lies the apostasy of the nation and its eventual exile. This apostasy centres on Israel's commitment to worship YHWH exclusively, and to worship according to deuteronomistic norms within the Jerusalem temple as the locus of YHWH's covenant presence. To safeguard the kings' commitments, YHWH's prophets loom large in 1 and 2 Kings: they herald YHWH's purposes, warn of his judgment for apostasy and woo his people back to the full experience of covenant life. Lissa M. Wray Beal's valuable commentary examines the successes and failures of monarchy in the divided kingdoms. It works with the final form of the biblical text and pursues historiographical, narrative and theological questions, including the relation of each chapter's themes to biblical theology. While it focuses on theological and narrative concerns, the commentary gives due attention to complex historical issues. It seeks to provide a nuanced reading that is faithful to the text's message.
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About the Author of 1 & 2 Kings

Lissa Wray Beal is professor of Old Testament at Providence Theological Seminary in Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada. She is coeditor of Prophets, Prophecy, and Ancient Israelite Historiography (Eisenbrauns) and author of The Deuteronomist's Prophet (T & T Clark).
Press Reviews

This series rightly insists on rigorous scholarship but always in the service of the theology and message of the books of the Old Testament. Some outstanding scholars are signed up for this series and I look forward very much to having these commentaries on my shelves as they appear.'

- Craig Bartholomew, Professor of Philosophy, Redeemer University College, Ontario