Bloodshed by King Manasseh, Assyrians and Priestly Scribes

Theological Meaning and Historical-Cultural Contextualization of 2 Kings 21:16, 24:3-4 in Relation to the Fall of Judah

von Krzysztof Kinowski

374 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

King Manasseh of Judah is one of the most intriguing characters in the Bible. 2 Kings presents him as the wickedest of monarchs. In 2Kgs 24:3–4, he is accused of having provoked God to destroy Judah on account of the innocent blood he had shed in Jerusalem (cf. 2Kgs 21:16). In his study Krzysztof Kinowski investigates this accusation, viewing it against the biblical and ancient Near East backgrounds, and casts a new light upon Manasseh’s role in the fall of Jerusalem. The mention of bloodshed in this affair appears to be the outcome of a process of scapegoating of Manasseh, ongoing in 2 Kings and reflecting both the legal and the cultic paradigms governing the biblical historiography. The link between Manasseh’s bloodshed and the destruction of Judah on account of the cultic land’s blood-defilement points towards a group of priestly scribes involved in the production of the 2Kgs 21 and 24 narratives. This assumption lies behind the scholarly discussion about the Priestly-like strata and priestly touches in the Books of Kings.

• Reihe: Lublin Theological Studies
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum Heilige Texte und geheiligte Schriften Bibel Altes Testament
• ISBN: 9783525500439
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.01.2024
• Größe: 23.5 x 16 cm
• Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Redaktionelle Beratung: Pawel Mąkosa
• Redaktionelle Beratung: Adam Kubiś, Nicholas Adams, Marek Jagodziński, Pawel Mąkosa, Zdzisław Kijas, Juan Luis Lorda, David Fagerberg, Klaus Baumann, Carl-Maria Sultana, Ilaria Ramelli, Łukasz Popko, Dalia Marx