Reading Scripture in the Old Testament: Deuteronomy 9-10, 31, 2 Kings 22-23, Jeremiah 36, Nehemiah 8 (Oudtestamentische Studien)

✍ Scribed by Geert J. Venema

• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 290
• Series: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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✦ Table of Contents

READING SCRIPTURE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT: DEUTERONOMY 9-10; 31 - 2 KINGS 22-23- JEREMIAH 36 - NEHEMIAH 8......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Part One: Reading......Page 18
1 The Hidden Words - Deuteronomy 9-10; 31......Page 20
1.1 Mount Horeb: Starting-point of a Problematic Covenant - Deut. 9:7-8......Page 23
1.2 The Covenant Made and Broken: The Two Tablets of Stone - Deut. 9:9-17......Page 27
1.3 Moses' Prayer - Deut. 9:18-29......Page 35
1.4 The Covenant Safeguarded: The Tablets of Stone in the Ark - Deut. 10:1-11......Page 47
1.5 Word beside Word: The torah beside the Ark of the Covenant - Deut. 31:9-13, 24-26......Page 56
2 The Discovered Book - 2 Kings 22:1-23:30......Page 64
2.1 The torah of Moses as a Signpost for Judges and Kings......Page 67
2.2 A Book Appearing from Nowhere - 2 Kgs 22:8......Page 69
2.3 'The Cornerstone of Old Testament Scholarship' ?......Page 71
2.4 The Book of the torah Turns Up - 2 Kgs 22:1-2, 3-11......Page 79
2.5 The King Asks for an Explanation - 2 Kgs 22:12-20......Page 92
2.6 Renewal of the Covenant: The King Reads the Book - 2 Kgs 23:1-3......Page 99
2.7 Radical Reforms - 2 Kgs 23:4-20......Page 102
3 Controversial Statements - Jeremiah 36......Page 112
3.1 Jeremiah and the Period of Josiah......Page 117
3.2 The Command to Write and Read - Jer. 36:1-8......Page 124
3.3 Burning the Book - Jer. 36:9-26......Page 132
3.4 A Second Scroll - Jer. 36:27-32......Page 148
3.5 The Prophet's Presence in his Prophecy......Page 151
4 Scripture Opened - Nehemiah 8......Page 155
4.1 Ezra the Scribe......Page 158
4.2 Ezra-Nehemiah: A Name that Speaks Volumes......Page 166
4.3 The Assembly of the Congregation - Neh. 7:72b- 8:3......Page 178
4.4 The Reading from the torah - Neh. 8:4-8, 9-12......Page 183
4.5 The Feast of Booths in Jerusalem - Neh. 8:13-18......Page 192
Part Two: Re-reading......Page 200
5 Connections......Page 202
5.1 'Let the text speak for itself'......Page 203
5.2 The 'book of the torah'......Page 209
5.3 Canon and torah......Page 213
6 Cross-References......Page 219
6.1 What Is behind the Text?......Page 220
6.2 Torah, Prophets, Writings......Page 224
6.3 Derived Authority......Page 230
7 Mimemata......Page 235
7.1 Fiction......Page 237
7.2 'Moses'......Page 241
7.3 'Scripture' within Scripture......Page 245
Bibliography, Abbreviations, Indices......Page 248
Bibliography......Page 250
CD-ROMs......Page 275
Abbreviations......Page 276
Index of Authors......Page 277
Index of Biblical Texts......Page 282