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At the end of the exile, when the persians agreed that the jews could return and rebuild the temple in jerusalem, chapters 14 and 2930 were added and deuteronomy was made the introductory book to this history, so that a story about a people about to enter the promised land became a story about a people about to return to the land. The name given by scholars to the theory of history in the biblical books deuteronomy2 kings. Deuteronomic history interpreting biblical texts fretheim, terence e. Person, the deuteronomistic history and the book of. There is a long history of interpretation that sees the deuteronomic code in chapters 1226 as an explication of the decalogue or ten commandments. Deuteronomic perspective on history deuteronomic history stands for the work of certain authors whose work include what was seen as a coherent history from the book of deuteronomy with exception of chapters 3234 to 2nd kings, joshua, judges, 1st and 2nd samuel. The book consists of three long addresses by moses. Philo, a jewish philosopher in the first century c. Some source critics thought they could trace the je strands of tradition into joshua and parts of kings. In this book the author addresses issues of the history of this group and its social settings in different historical periods.

Noth argues that the section extending from joshua to kings was the product of a single deuteronomistic author dtr. Rj person, the deuteronomistic history and the book of chronicles. The rise and demise of the deuteronomistic zondervan academic. May 01, 1981 a classic in the field of ot studies, obviously much disputed but still influential. The other sources are the yahwist j, the elohist e, and the priestly code p. The deuteronomic history and the book of chronicles. Deuteronomy insists on the centralisation of worship in the place that the.

In the christian bible, the books commonly referred to as 1 chronicles and 2. This arrangement differs from that of the hebrew bible, which counts the deuteronomic history under the heading former prophets and includes ezra, nehemiah, and chronicles in the other books of the writings. According to the deuteronomic history theory, joshua is the second part of the great historical work, comprising deuteronomy and the former prophets, which was created by a deuteronomist during the sixth century b. Joshua, judges, the first and second books of samuel, and the first and second books of kings. Deuteronomy functions as the introduction to this historical work and provides the guiding principles on which israels historical traditions are assessed. The deuteronomistic history and israels kings bible interp. Oxford university press usa publishes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, childrens books, business books, dictionaries, reference books, journals, text books and more. Hexateuch, tetrateuch, and the deuteronomic history. Chronicles is the final book of the hebrew bible, concluding the third section of ketuvim, the last section of the jewish tanakh. The deuteronomic code, found in deuteronomy, chapters 1226, is a reinterpretation or revision of israelite law, based on historical conditions as interpreted by the 7thcenturybc historians known as the deuteronomists. This textual composition, identified as the scroll of the covenant, was allegedly found during renovations to the temple under the reign of josiah, judahs king from 640609 bc. He details the events and implications of each book chapter by. Deuteronomic history definition of deuteronomic history by. According to the story in kings, the reading of the book caused josiah to embark.

Discovered in the temple at jerusalem in 621 bc, the deuteronomic code attempted to purify the read more. Deuteronomic history synonyms, deuteronomic history pronunciation, deuteronomic history translation, english dictionary definition of. It contains a genealogy from a human being, adam, and a narrative of the history of ancient judah and israel. This early edition, corresponding roughly to chapters 526 and 28 of deuteronomy as it now stands, expresses a cultic liturgy. The topic of history and history writing in the deuteronomistic history and in the rest. What is the deuteronomistic history, including its. Raymond persons the deuteronomistic history and the book of chronicles. It contains a genealogy from a human being, adam, and a narrative of the history of ancient judah and israel until the proclamation of king cyrus the great. Deuteronomist, d, one of the supposed sources of a portion of the hebrew canon known as the pentateuch, in particular, the source of the book of deuteronomy, as well as of joshua, judges, samuel, and kings.

The running narrative of the history of the israelite nation extending from the conquest of canaan to the destruction of jerusalem by the babylonians is called the deuteronomic history. The accession of solomon in the books of chronicles jstor. The deuteronomic history and the book of chronicles by raymond f. The book of chronicles is a hebrew prose work constituting part of jewish and christian scripture. Moreover, many scholars have been influenced by noths theory that the book of deuteronomy is no appendage to the tetrateuch genesisnumbers, but is instead the initial component of a large, complex literary work known as the deuteronomistic history, which incorporates the old testament books of joshua, judges, 12 samuel, and 12 kings. The deuteronomic history, the book of chronicles, and their. Scholarly interest in the nature and purpose of the books of. Furthermore, the redaction history of the deuteronomistic history is being pushed beyond the earlier assumptions of an exilic setting into the persian period. The deuteronomic history and the book of chronicles are contemporary historiographies that were produced by different scribal guilds one in babylon and one in jerusalem that nevertheless have a common institutional ancestor in the deuteronomic school of the babylonian exile. However, it is difficult to establish much clear connection between those traditions in the first four books and material past deuteronomy. The deuteronomist, abbreviated as either dtr or simply d, may refer either to the source document underlying the core chapters 1226 of the book of deuteronomy.

This volume reexamines and reconstructs the relationship between the deuteronomic history and the book of chronicles, building on recent developments such as the persianperiod dating of the deuteronomic history, the contribution of oral traditional studies to understanding the production of biblical texts, and the reassessment of the relationship of standard biblical hebrew and late biblical. Each of these contains narrative, law, and exhortation, in varying proportions. Children in the hebrew bible christian apocrypha christology chronicles. The deuteronomistic history and the book of chronicles. The books of kings and chronicles byu scholarsarchive. The history of israel found in joshua and second kings is written from the deuteronomic point of view, and is often called the deuteronomic history. Increasingly, scholars are emphasizing the diversity within the deuteronomistic history, especially in the differences among the individual books. The deuteronomistic history dh is a modern theoretical construct holding that behind the present forms of the books of deuteronomy and joshua, judges, samuel, and kings the former prophets in the hebrew canon there was a single literary work. The concise oxford dictionary of world religions dictionary. Authorshipdeuteronomistic history flashcards quizlet. The book of deuteronomy was composed around a core or base text which now makes up the content of chapters 1226. Scribal works in an oral world society of biblical literature. Israelite prophecy and the deuteronomistic history. The author of kings has been called the deuteronomist or deuteronomistic.

The books of samuel and kings form part of the deuteronomic history joshua, judges, samuel and kings, believed to have been written by an anonymous author now known as the deuteronomist during. The deuteronomist, abbreviated as either dtr or simply d, may refer either to the source document underlying the core chapters 1226 of the book of deuteronomy, or to the broader school that produced all of deuteronomy as well as the deuteronomistic history of joshua, judges, samuel, and kings and also the book of jeremiah. Deuteronomistic history synonyms, deuteronomistic history pronunciation, deuteronomistic history translation, english dictionary definition of deuteronomistic history. A postexilic deuteronomistic redactor then added an allisrael perspective and a vision of violence showing hatred to the cities and their kings. In the historical books of the hebrew bible, as well as in some of the writings of. The deuteronomistic history is one such theory, attempting to understand the composition and history of the books of deuteronomy, joshua, judges, samuel, and kings. Chapters four and five both advance his argument in the following ways. We are used to hearing the first five books of the old testament referred to as the pentateuch five books, from the greek pentatuchos pentafive, teuchosbook. The group of authorseditors responsible for the books of deuteronomy through kings, as well as the book of jeremiah, are known as the deuteronomic school. Scribal works in an oral world sbl ancient israel and its literature, 6. If chapter 22 is so important for the deuteronomic concept of cult and kingship. Its name in both greek deuteronomion and hebrew mishneh torah may be translated as some form of repetition of the.

Deuteronomic refers to the material found in the core of the book of deuteronomy deut 5 28 deuteronomistic refers to the writings, influenced by the deuteronomic torah, that comprise the socalled deuteronomistic history that extends from joshua through ii kings. Jonah and the jonahpsalm through the lookingglass stories of forgiveness. Deuteronomistic history definition of deuteronomistic. Book of deuteronomy read, study bible verses online. However, in reading old testament theologies or in biblical studies other terms are often encountered. Deuteronomistic history biblical studies oxford bibliographies. They used many old oral and written sources, compliling, editing and rewriting them into several books of the bible, which are now called the deuteronomic history. Deuteronomistic history libguides at digital theological library. Contemporary competing historiographies swallowed by a song. Most who hold this view assume a late date for the book of deuteronomy. The deuteronomic history and the books of chronicles. The book of kings narrates the history of the israelite monarchy from the death of david and the accession of solomon in its first two chapters until the end of judahite sovereignty with the destruction of jerusalem and the beginning of the babylonian exile in 586 bce in the last two chapters an approximately 450 year period.

The book of deuteronomy is the fifth and final book of the jewish torah. This lecture concludes the study of deuteronomy and traces the contribution of the deuteronomistic school. In the deuteronomic history and the book of chronicles, i devote an entire chapter to the discussion of multiformity in oral traditions and within both the. This summary of the book of deuteronomy provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of deuteronomy. Dennis bratcher hexateuch, tetrateuch, and the deuteronomic history 2 3. It was divided into two books in the septuagint, the paralipomenon. The hebrew name of the book is elleh haddebarim these are the words or, more simply, debarim words. Society of biblical literature ancient israel and its literature. Chronicles history appears to have been written later than kings. In an expansion of the first commandment of the decalogue ex 20. Huldah, the deuteronomic prophetess of the book of kings atria. If the deuteronomic law is the standard of judgment in 1 and 2 kings, then the priests code is the standard in 1 and 2 chronicles. What is the difference between the deuteronomic history. Deuteronomic article about deuteronomic by the free dictionary.