The Reforming Kings: Cult and Society in First Temple Judah (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781441100528)

An illuminating examination of the emergence of deuteronomic theology in pre-exilic Judah. Judaean deuteronomism grew as a response to the social unrest of the Assyrian period, channelling popular discontent away from the Davidic monarchy and towards foreign imperialism. The author brings together different strands of current scholarship, studying the economy of monarchical Judah and Israel, and examining the commanding social role of the Davidic monarchy. Lowery also discusses Ahaz and the economic and religious impact of Assyrian imperialism, and concludes with a discussion of the Manasseh narrative in Kings as a systematic rejection of the pre-deuteronomic First Temple status quo.

Author: R. H. Lowery
ISBN-10: 1441100520
ISBN-13: 9781441100528
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d