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From Two Kingdoms to One Nation - Israel and Judah: Studies in Division and Unification

By Shamai Gelander

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Year
2011
ISBN
900420346X, 9789004203464
LCC
DS121.6 .G45 2011
Open Library ID
OL24885251M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1769659 bytes)
Series
Studia Semitica Neerlandica 56
Pages
271\271
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

How did two separate peoples become one? All the signs are that the creation of a unified Israelite kingdom under King David had failed to erase the differences between the Northern and Southern tribes. This book sets out to highlight these essential differences between Judah and Israel as they appear in various parts of biblical literature. Each of the four chapters of the book focuses on a different aspect of evidence. The first studies the prophet narratives, to elicit the differences between Northern and Southern prophets. The second chapter examines the differences between the Jacob narratives, which are based on mostly Northern traditions, and the Abraham narratives. The third chapter deals with the evidence of traditions: the Exodus tradition, which is essentially Northern, versus that of Zion and the House of David. The final chapter relates the reunification to the initiative of King Hezekiah.

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