Invasion of Sennacherib in the Book of Kings: a Source-critical and Rhetorical Study of 2 Kings 18-19 (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum)

Contents\n......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 12
I. Past Research......Page 16
A. Historical Reconstructions......Page 30
B. The Hezekiah-Sennacherib Narrative as Part of the DH......Page 34
A. Literary Criticism / Source Criticism......Page 42
B. New Literary Criticism / Rhetorical Criticism......Page 44
C. Source and Rhetorical Criticism......Page 46
III. Overview......Page 52
A. Change in Style......Page 54
B. Divergent Perspectives......Page 60
C. Differences in Characterization......Page 65
D. Interruptions......Page 69
E. Tensions or Logical Inconsistencies......Page 73
F. Isolation of Sources......Page 75
G. Duplications in the Narrative......Page 77
H. Appraisal of Previous Source-Critical Approaches......Page 78
II. A Fresh Source-Critical Proposal......Page 79
III. Conclusion......Page 96
I. Rhetorical-Critical Analysis......Page 102
A. The Structure of the Hezekiah Macro-Narrative......Page 103
B. The Structure of the Hezekiah-Sennacherib Narrative......Page 116
C. Conclusions on the Structure of the Hezekiah-Sennacherib Narrative......Page 125
D. The Integrity of the Hezekiah-Sennacherib Narrative......Page 126
II. The Ramifications of Rhetorical Analysis for Source Analysis......Page 148
I. A Close Reading......Page 154
A. Sennacherib Invades......Page 156
B. Playing Tribute......Page 158
C. The Visit of the Assyrian Emissaries......Page 166
D. The Assyrian sreats......Page 170
E. Hezekiah and Isaiah Respond......Page 172
F. The Second Assyrian Delegation......Page 173
G. Another Prophetic Response......Page 175
II. Siege Language......Page 176
III. The Denouement......Page 177
IV. Summary......Page 179
I. Historical Method......Page 182
II. A Comparative Experiment: Assyrian Sources and 2 Kings 18–19......Page 189
A. The Egyptian/Ethiopian Expedition......Page 192
B. The Mission of Assyrian Emissaries......Page 194
C. The Defeat of the Assyrian Army......Page 196
III. Conclusion......Page 200
Appendix Table 16......Page 201
I. Summary......Page 206
A. The Hezekiah-Sennacherib Narrative as Part of the DH......Page 207
B. The Value of Source-Critical Approaches......Page 212
Bibliography......Page 216
Scripture Index......Page 232
Author Index......Page 240
Subject Index......Page 244