Jerusalem's Rise to Sovereignty: Zion and Gerizim in Competition (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) [Hardcover]

Ingrid Hjelm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 24, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0567080854 | ISBN-13: 978-0567080851

Ingrid Hjelm examines the composition of the Books of Kings, using the Hezekiah narratives in 2 Kings 18–20 as a focus. She argues that this narrative is taken from that of the book of Isaiah, with which it shares linguistic and thematic elements. In Kings, it is used with the specific purpose of breaking the compositional pattern of curse, which threatens to place Jerusalem on a par with Samaria. Jerusalem traditions are examined against theories of a late Yahwist author and the Pentateuch’s origin within a Jerusalem cult. While the Pentateuch in its final form became a common work, acceptable to all groups because of its implied ambiguity, the Deuteronomistic History’s favoring of David and Jerusalem holds a rejection of competitive groups as its implied argument.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Seldom does one pick up a book on historiography that can be described as bold, elegant, eloquent, delicate, insightful, brilliant, engaging, intelligent, ground-breaking, and completely worthwhile. This is that book. Hjelm is compelling, persuasive, and right, it seems. Those who would date the Hebrew Bible to the Hasmonean era now have a significant weapon in hand with which to wage the ongoing battle over biblical historiography. Read this book.” – RBL, September 2005 (Review Of Biblical Literature )

Review in International Review of Biblical Studies, Vol 51: 2004/05

"Jerusalem's Rise to Sovereignty is an important and valuable book that can be enjoyed by almost any student of OT."- Daniel Leavins, Vol. 49 no.2

(Journal Of The Evangelical Theological Society )

Old Testament Abstracts: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly/ Vol. 29, 2006

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"Hjelm's study is a well-documented and highly sophisticated work. Scholars and students, even those who disagree with Hjelm, will find a lot of useful analysis and will have to take into consideration her arguments" Kenneth A. Ristau Biblica Vol. 88 Fasc 1, 2007

(Kenneth A. Ristau )

'Hjelm's study is a well documented and highly sophisticated work. Scholars and students, even those who disagree with Hjelm, will find alot of useful analysis and will have to take into consideration her arguments for the unity of Kings and the priority of Isaiah's Hezekiah narrative over its parallel in Kings as well as some of her ideological readings.'

'Recommended'

- Kenneth A. Ristau, Biblica

(Kenneth A Ristau )

Old Testament Abstracts: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly/ Vol. 29, 2006

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"Hjelm's study is a well-documented and highly sophisticated work. Scholars and students, even those who disagree with Hjelm, will find a lot of useful analysis and will have to take into consideration her arguments" Kenneth A. Ristau Biblica Vol. 88 Fasc 1, 2007

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'Hjelm's study is a well documented and highly sophisticated work. Scholars and students, even those who disagree with Hjelm, will find alot of useful analysis and will have to take into consideration her arguments for the unity of Kings and the priority of Isaiah's Hezekiah narrative over its parallel in Kings as well as some of her ideological readings.'

'Recommended'

- Kenneth A. Ristau, Biblica

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About the Author

DR. INGRID HJELM is Research Associate at the Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies and the Department of Biblical Studies, University of Copenhagen.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 386 pages
• Publisher: T&T Clark Int'l (September 24, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0567080854
• ISBN-13: 978-0567080851
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,701,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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