Protest or Propaganda: War in the Old Testament Book of Kings and in Contemporaneous Ancient Near Eastern Texts

Protest or Propaganda: War in the Old Testament Book of Kings and in Contemporaneous Ancient Near Eastern Texts......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
List of abbreviations......Page 10
1. Introduction......Page 14
2. Terminology......Page 21
3. The State of the Research (Ancient Israel; the Ancient Near East; a comparison between the two)......Page 23
1.3.1. War in Ancient Israel......Page 24
1.3.2. War in the Ancient Near East......Page 46
1.3.3. A Comparison between Ancient Israel and the Ancient Near East......Page 74
4. Method (The levels of event; story; text)......Page 87
1.4.1. The level of the event......Page 89
1.4.2. The level of the story......Page 90
1.4.3. The level of the text......Page 93
5. Research questions......Page 95
2.1.2. The chronicles......Page 98
2.1.3. Solomon’s prayer......Page 99
2.1.4. War stories in which prophets take action......Page 100
2.2.1. Introduction to 1 Kings 12:1–24......Page 101
2.2.2. The level of the event......Page 108
2.2.3. The level of the story......Page 110
2.2.4. The level of the text......Page 113
2.2.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 119
2.3.1. Introduction to 1 Kings 20......Page 122
2.3.2. The level of the event......Page 132
2.3.3. The level of the story......Page 134
2.3.4. The level of the text......Page 137
2.3.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 149
2.4.1. Introduction to 1 Kings 22:1–38......Page 152
2.4.2. The level of the event......Page 162
2.4.3. The level of the story......Page 165
2.4.4. The level of the text......Page 168
2.4.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 179
2.5.1. Introduction to 2 Kings 3......Page 183
2.5.2. The level of the event......Page 190
2.5.3. The level of the story......Page 191
2.5.4. The level of the text......Page 194
2.5.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 204
2.6.1. Introduction to 2 Kings 6:8–7:20......Page 211
2.6.2. The level of the event......Page 223
2.6.3. The level of the story......Page 226
2.6.4. The level of the text......Page 228
2.6.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 237
2.7.1. Introduction to 2 Kings 18:13–19:37......Page 240
2.7.2. The level of the event......Page 255
2.7.3. The level of the story......Page 260
2.7.4. The level of the text......Page 264
2.7.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 277
2.8.1. The level of the event......Page 281
2.8.2. The level of the story......Page 290
2.8.3. The level of the text......Page 300
2.8.4. The theology/ideology of the war stories in the books of Kings......Page 306
3 War in a number of extrabiblical texts......Page 316
3.1.1. The Stela of Mesha......Page 317
3.1.2. The level of the event......Page 328
3.1.3. The level of the story......Page 331
3.1.4. The level of the text......Page 336
3.1.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 349
3.2.1. Introduction to the Kulamuwa Inscription......Page 352
3.2.2. The level of the event......Page 360
3.2.3. The level of the story......Page 362
3.2.4. The level of the text......Page 365
3.2.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 373
3.3.1. Introduction to the Zakkur Inscription......Page 376
3.3.2. The level of the event......Page 382
3.3.3. The level of the story......Page 384
3.3.4. The level of the text......Page 388
3.3.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 396
3.4.1. Introduction to Sennacherib’s annals......Page 400
3.4.2. The level of the event......Page 411
3.4.3. The level of the story......Page 420
3.4.4. The level of the text......Page 423
3.4.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 431
3.5.1. Introduction to the prophecies......Page 439
3.5.2. The level of the event......Page 448
3.5.3. The level of the text......Page 450
3.5.4. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 468
3.6.1. Introduction to the report of Esarhaddon to Ashur......Page 472
3.6.2. The level of the event......Page 485
3.6.3. The level of the story......Page 488
3.6.4. The level of the text......Page 493
3.6.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 502
3.7.1. Introduction to the annals of Ashurbanipal......Page 506
3.7.2. The level of the event......Page 517
3.7.3. The level of the story......Page 523
3.7.4. The level of the text......Page 526
3.7.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 541
3.8.1. Introduction to the Verse Account of Nabonidus......Page 545
3.8.2. The level of the event......Page 561
3.8.3. The level of the story......Page 564
3.8.4. The level of the text......Page 567
3.8.5. De theology/ideology of the text......Page 580
3.9.1. Introduction to the Cyrus Cylinder......Page 583
3.9.2. The level of the event......Page 593
3.9.3. The level of the story......Page 595
3.9.4. The level of the text......Page 598
3.9.5. The theology/ideology of the text......Page 611
3.10.1. Introduction to the chronicle of Esarhaddon......Page 616
3.10.2. The level of the event......Page 625
3.10.3. The level of the event......Page 631
3.10.4. The level of the text......Page 634
3.10.5. De theology/ideology of the text......Page 641
3.11.1. The level of the event......Page 644
3.11.2. The level of the event......Page 653
3.11.3. The level of the text......Page 661
3.11.4. The theology/ideology of the Ancient Near Eastern war stories......Page 666
4.1.2. The plot......Page 674
4.1.3. The characters......Page 675
4.2.1. The gods......Page 676
4.2.2. The king as a vicarius deorum: construction, warfare, upkeep of the cult......Page 678
4.2.3. The war: creative battle against chaos, legal suit, punishment......Page 679
4.3.1. When it is no longer clear what the deity wants......Page 680
4.3.2. When the king is dethroned, defeated or when he becomes heterodox......Page 681
4. The actors: different characters and their ideologies (The great king; the vassal; the priest/prophet; the chroniqueur; the exile)......Page 683
4.4.1. The great king: the divine order......Page 684
4.4.2. The vassal: the divine election......Page 687
4.4.3. The priest/prophet: the divine do ut des......Page 691
4.4.4. The chroniqueur: the divine pattern......Page 693
4.4.5. The exile: the divine consolation......Page 695
5. Theological evaluation: how 'holy' is the war?......Page 698
Bibliography......Page 702
Scripture Index......Page 714
Index of Cited Extra-Biblical Texts......Page 718
Back Matter......Page 720