Jehu: Regicide
Jehu: Regicide

Author: J. L. Wildeboer

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2022-05-26

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1666741418

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Chariot commander Jehu is anointed king of Israel to strike down the House of Ahab. Drawn from the biblical account of 2 Kings 9 and 10, this fictional narrative recounts Jehu’s rebellion from his early years as a charioteer under King Ahab through his anointing by a prophet under Elisha and his assault against the royal house of Israel, told in the voices of Jehu, Queen Jezebel, King Ahab, Elijah, Elisha, Jezebel’s daughter Queen Athaliah and granddaughter Jehosheba, High Priest Jehoiada, King Ethbaal I of Tyre, and others. The union of Phoenician princess Jezebel and Ahab of Israel has combined the sea powers of Tyre and Sidon and the land power of Israel—a union that is being extended to Israel’s sister kingdom of Judah with the union of Jezebel’s daughter Athaliah with the king of Judah. The melding of Phoenicia, Israel, and Judah is reaching its tipping point as a harried prophet rushes into Jehu’s army camp and anoints him king of Israel. Jezebel, her prophets of Baal, her son King Joram of Israel, her daughter Queen Athaliah of Judah, and Athaliah’s daughter Jehosheba conspire together and against each other as Jehu’s rebellion threatens Jezebel’s realm.

Bloodshed by King Manasseh, Assyrians and Priestly Scribes
Bloodshed by King Manasseh, Assyrians and Priestly Scribes

Author: Krzysztof Kinowski

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Published: 2024-01-22

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 3647500437

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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.

Good Queen Mothers, Bad Queen Mothers
Good Queen Mothers, Bad Queen Mothers

Author: Ginny Brewer-Boydston

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2023-07-19

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1666787450

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The regnal formulas in 1-2 Kings list the name of the king's mother for Judah, signaling an importance of her position and place within the books' theological presentation. This book investigates the passages in which the king's mother appears outside of the formulas through narrative criticism and integrates that study with a theological discussion of the formulas in order to demonstrate 1-2 Kings' view of the queen mother's place in the monarchy. She held a sanctioned position within the court and had such great influence upon her son that she receives blame as part of the monarchy for the exile.

The Political Bible in Early Modern England
The Political Bible in Early Modern England

Author: Kevin Killeen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1107107970

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This book explores the Bible as a political document in seventeenth-century England, revealing how it provided a key language of political debate.

A Companion to Richard Hooker
A Companion to Richard Hooker

Author: William J. Torrance Kirby

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 711

ISBN-13: 9004165347

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Richard Hooker explained and defended the Elizabethan religious and political settlement, and shaped the self-understanding of the Church of England for generations. This Companion offers a comprehensive and systematic introduction to Hookera (TM)s life, works, thought, reputation, and influence.

Music in the Old Bones
Music in the Old Bones

Author: Janet Howe Gaines

Publisher: SIU Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780809322749

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"Music in the Old Bones is a guide to the eternal Jezebel story. The first part of this illustrated study is a detailed analysis that explores the biblical tale from traditional and feminist points of view. Gaines then analyzes the ways authors through the centuries have treated Jezebel."--BOOK JACKET.

The Wycliffe Bible Commentary
The Wycliffe Bible Commentary

Author: Charles Pfeiffer

Publisher: Moody Publishers

Published: 1962-06-01

Total Pages: 1998

ISBN-13: 1575677164

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You love God. You long to know Him more intimately, to see Him face to face. Now is the time to dig deeper into the Scriptures, to see the Bible come alive for you: chapter by chapter, sentence by sentence, word by word. Written by forty-eight leading Bible scholars, this powerful handbook walks you through the entire text of the Old and New Testaments (primarily in the KJV). From the majestic Genesis account of all the Creator brought into being to Christ's words at the end of Revelation ('Yea, I come quickly...'), you'll find insights to help you wrap your heart and mind around God's Word in the pages of The Wycliffe Bible Commentary. INCLUDES BONUS MATERIAL: Commentary on Romans from The Moody Bible Commentary. Michael Vanlaningham, professor of New Testament at Moody Bible Institute, introduces Romans and then takes you through it verse-by-verse. Known as Paul's most thorough treatment on Christian doctrine, Romans explores sin, faith, and God's redemptive purposes for the world in Jesus. Familiarity with this famous letter is indispensable for growth and maturity in your Christian faith.