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LIBRARY OF HEBREW BIBLE/ OLD TESTAMENT STUDIES 534 Formerly Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series Editors Claudia V. Camp, Texas Christian University Andrew Mein, Westcott House, Cambridge Founding Editors David J. A. Clines, Philip R. Davies and David M. Gunn Editorial Board Richard J. Coggins, Alan Cooper, John Goldingay, Robert P. Gordon, Norman K. Gottwald, Gina Hens-Piazza, John Jarick, Andrew D. H. Mayes, Carol Meyers, Patrick D. Miller, Yvonne Sherwood This page intentionally left blank HISTORIOGRAPHY AND IDENTITY (RE)FORMULATION IN SECOND TEMPLE HISTORIOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE edited by Louis Jonker Published by T&T Clark International A Continuum Imprint 80 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038 The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London SE1 7NX www.continuumbooks.com Visit the T&T Clark blog at www.tandtclarkblog.com Copyright © Louis Jonker, 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher, T&T Clark International. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Historiography and identity (re)formulation in Second Temple historiographical literature / edited by Louis Jonker. p. cm. — (The library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; #534) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-567-41062-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Bible. O.T. Historical Books—Historiography—Congresses. 2. Jews—History—586 B.C.-70 A.D.—Historiography—Congresses. 3. Jews—Identity—Historiography—Congresses. I. Jonker, Louis C. BS1205.6.H5H57 2010 222’.095—dc22 2010010317 ISBN: 978-0-567-41062-7 (hardback) Typeset by Pindar NZ, Auckland, New Zealand Printed in the United States of America by Thomson-Shore, Inc CONTENTS List of Contributors vii List of Abbreviations viii Introduction xi PART I: DELIBERATIONS IDENTITIES AND EMPIRE:HISTORIOGRAPHICQUESTIONS FOR THE DEUTERONOMISTICHISTORY IN THE PERSIANPERIOD 3 Jon L. Berquist THEBOOK OF JUDGES AS A LATECONSTRUCT 15 Klaas Spronk NATIONALIDENTITY AS COMMENTARY AND AS METACOMMENTARY 29 Mark G. Brett COMING TO TERMS WITH EZRA’SMANYIDENTITIES IN EZRA-NEHEMIAH 41 Mark Leuchter DAVID’SOFFICIALSACCORDING TO THE CHRONICLER (1CHRONICLES 23–27): AREFLECTION OF SECONDTEMPLESELF-CATEGORIZATION? 65 Louis C. Jonker OTHERNESS AND HISTORIOGRAPHY IN CHRONICLES 93 Christine Mitchell PART II: RESPONSES “IDENTITY (RE)FORMATION AS THE HISTORICALCIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRED” 113 Raymond F. Person, Jr. “PERSIANPERIODSTUDIESHAVECOME OF AGE” 123 Armin Siedlecki vi Contents IDENTITY,POWER, AND THE WORLD OF ANCIENT (BIBLICAL) TEXTPRODUCTION 133 Gerrie Snyman “CONTINUINGTHESECONVERSATIONS” 149 Jacob L. Wright Index of Biblical References 169 Index of Authors 172 CONTRIBUTORS Jon L. Berquist, Executive Editor for Biblical Studies, Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky, USA Mark G. Brett, Whitley College / Melbourne College of Divinity, Australia Louis C. Jonker, Department of Old and New Testament, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Mark Leuchter, Temple University, USA Christine Mitchell, St Andrew’s College, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Raymond F. Person, Jr., Department of Philosophy and Religion, Ohio Northern University, USA Armin Siedlecki, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA Gerrie Snyman, Department of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, University of South Africa, South Africa Klaas Spronk, Department of Old Testament, Protestant Theological University, Kampen, Netherlands Jacob L. Wright, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA (Currently Fellow at the S. Daniel Abraham Center for International and Regional Studies, Tel Aviv University, Israel) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AB Anchor Bible ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary ACEBT Amsterdamse Cahiers voor de Exegese van de Bijbel en zijn Tradities AOTC Abingdon Old Testament Commentary AThANT Abhandlungen zur Theologie des Alten und Neuen Testaments BETL Bibliotheca emphemeridum theologicarum lovaniensium BHRG Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar Bib Biblica BibInt Biblical Interpretation BibIntS Biblical Interpretation Series BZAW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly FAT Forschungen zum Alten Testament HSM Harvard Semitic Monographs HTR Harvard Theological Review HUCA Hebrew Union College Annual JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JHS Journal of Hebrew Scriptures JNSL Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages JSJ Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods JSJSup Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods: Supplement Series JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament: Supplement Series JSS Journal of Semitic Studies ICC International Critical Commentary LHBOTS Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies List of Abbreviations ix OBO Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis OT Old Testament OTL Old Testament Library SBL Society of Biblical Literature SBLDS Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series SBLSymS Society of Biblical Literature Symposium Series SemeiaSt Semeia Studies SHANE Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East SJOT Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament SOTS Society of Old Testament Studies TWAT Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Alten Testament VT Vetus Testamentum VTSup Vetus Testamentum: Supplementum WMANT Wissenschaftliche Monographien zum Alten und Neuen Testament ZAW Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
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