Righteous Jehu and his Evil Heirs: The Deuteronomist's Negative Perspective on Dynastic Succession (Oxford Theological Monographs) PDF
Preview Righteous Jehu and his Evil Heirs: The Deuteronomist's Negative Perspective on Dynastic Succession (Oxford Theological Monographs)
OXFORD THEOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS Editorial Committee M. McC. ADAMS M. J. EDWARDS P. M. JOYCE D. N. J. MACCULLOCH O. M. T. O’DONOVAN C. C. 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LAMB 1 3 GreatClarendonStreet,Oxfordox26dp OxfordUniversityPressisadepartmentoftheUniversityofOxford. ItfurtherstheUniversity’sobjectiveofexcellenceinresearch,scholarship, andeducationbypublishingworldwidein Oxford NewYork Auckland CapeTown DaresSalaam HongKong Karachi KualaLumpur Madrid Melbourne MexicoCity Nairobi NewDelhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto WithoYcesin Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech RepublicFrance Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore SouthKorea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam OxfordisaregisteredtrademarkofOxfordUniversityPress intheUKandincertainothercountries PublishedintheUnitedStates byOxfordUniversityPressInc.,NewYork (cid:2)DavidT.Lamb2007 Themoralrightsoftheauthorhavebeenasserted DatabaserightOxfordUniversityPress(maker) Firstpublished2007 Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced, storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans, withoutthepriorpermissioninwritingofOxfordUniversityPress, orasexpresslypermittedbylaw,orundertermsagreedwiththeappropriate reprographicsrightsorganization.Enquiriesconcerningreproduction outsidethescopeoftheaboveshouldbesenttotheRightsDepartment, OxfordUniversityPress,attheaddressabove Youmustnotcirculatethisbookinanyotherbindingorcover andyoumustimposethesameconditiononanyacquirer BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData Dataavailable LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData Dataavailable TypesetbySPIPublisherServices,Pondicherry,India PrintedinGreatBritain onacid-freepaperby BiddlesLtd.,King’sLynn,Norfolk ISBN978-0-19-923147-8 13579108642 Dedicated to my parents, Richard and Jane Lamb This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgements Iamdeeplygratefultothemanypeoplewhohavecontributedtothe completion of this work, Wrst as a doctoral thesis and now as a monograph. My supervisor, Sue Gillingham, is a gifted teacher and ithas been a privilege to be her student. Her insightfulanalysis and probingquestionsgraduallyraisedthestandardofmywritingandher encouragementenabledmetopersistuntiltheend.HughWilliamson graciously agreed to supervise me during Sue’s sabbaticals. My re- search beneWted signiWcantly from his impressive command of not onlytheHebrewlanguage,butalsotherelevantsecondaryliterature. PaulJoyce,mycollegeadvisor,sponsor,andfriend,frequentlyoVered wise counsel. From John Barton, John Day, and Jill Middlemas, I learned about both the Old Testament and the world of biblical studies.IhavealsoappreciatedtheexpertiseofStephanieDalleyand LawsonYounger,whowerewillingtoexamineaspectsofmyresearch onAssyrianinscriptions.MyfellowstudentsatOxford(PeterBalaam, HywelCliVord,MadhaviNevader,StephenRussell,FrancescaStavra- kopoulou, and Lena Tiemeyer) read over sections of my work and gavemeinvaluablefeedback.Inthetransitionfromthesistomono- graph, Robert Gordon, John Jarick, and Robert Wilson uncovered numerousXawsandoVeredhelpfulsuggestions.JamesButler,Bobby Clinton,andJohnGoldingay(professorsfromFullerSeminary)pro- videdtheinitialinspirationformyloveoftheacademicstudyofthe OldTestament. I must, however, accept full responsibility for any errors that still remaininthebook,inspiteofthiswealthofinput,dueeithertomy refusaltoheedsoundadviceor tomyowncarelessness. I have also profoundly appreciated the prayers, support, and encouragement of friends and family both in England and in the US. Myown two ‘heirs’, Nathan and Noah, contributed uniquely to thisprocessbydistractingmefromwork,thusallowingmetoreturn towriting with fresh insights. Myextraordinary wife, Shannon, was willingtomovefromsunnyPasadenatorainyOxford,hasprovided forherslackerhusbandandfamilyforsixyears,haspretendedtobe viii Acknowledgements interestedinhisresearch(oftensuccessfully),andhasevenreadover hiswork.Myparents,RichardandJaneLamb,inadditiontopassing on their faith to this son, have communicated their deep love throughout this process. They frequently called, generously funded, consistently prayed, and always encouraged. It is to them therefore thatthisbookisdedicated.
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