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Mesopotamian Synchronistic Chronography and the Book of Kings.
- Source :
- Religions; Apr2023, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p448, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The Book of Kings uses a particular synchronistic framework to present the parallel histories of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah in 1 Kings 14–2 Kings 17. Some Ancient Near Eastern chronographic compositions (synchronistic king lists, the Neo-Babylonian chronicle, the so-called Synchronistic History) also record chronological relationships between ruler sequences in neighboring kingdoms. This paper distinguishes between synchronized dating and synchronistic compositions, offers a comparison between these compositions and the Book of Kings, and discusses aspects of the latter's characteristics and pragmatics. The extant Mesopotamian synchronistic compositions presuppose and express a special connection between Assyria and Babylonia. It seems that a similar idea—applied to Israel and Judah—also stands behind the synchronistic composition in 1 Kings 14–2 Kings 17. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ISRAELI history
PRAGMATICS
HEADS of state
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20771444
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Religions
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163472687
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040448