Society and the Promise to David: The Reception History of 2 Samuel 7:1-17

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Contents......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 10
1 Reading the Promise to David......Page 14
Society and Interpretation: A Reception Theory Approach......Page 16
The Diachronic Aspect: Inner-Biblical Discourse......Page 18
The Synchronic Aspect of Interpretation: Historical Moments......Page 21
The Social Function of Literature......Page 24
Significance of This Study......Page 25
2 Forging a Common Ideology: Origins of the Promise......Page 28
State Formation and the United Monarchy......Page 29
Archaeological Evidence for the Emergence of a State......Page 30
Stages of State Formation......Page 33
Near Eastern Parallels to State Formation......Page 35
Transition to State Religion......Page 37
Forging a Common Ideology: The Promise to David......Page 39
2 Samuel 7:1–17: A Promise to David......Page 40
Early Royal Liturgies......Page 51
The Promise as Early Political Literature......Page 57
3 Kingdoms in CRISIS: Vindicating the Promise......Page 62
Jerusalem in the Late Eighth Century BCE......Page 63
Social Anthropology of Jerusalem\'s Urbanization......Page 66
Biblical Texts in the Context of Rapid Social Change......Page 69
Proto-DtrH: A Hezekian Historical Composition......Page 70
Isaiah ben Amoz......Page 72
Amos and the \"Fallen Hut of David\"......Page 74
Hosea and \"David Their King\"......Page 76
Psalm 78:67–72: God Rejects Shiloh but Chooses Jerusalem......Page 77
Psalm 2: An Enthronement Liturgy for the Sons of David......Page 80
Vindication and Revitalization of the Davidic Dynasty......Page 81
The Sociopolitical Context of the Late Judaean Monarchy......Page 83
The Rise of Literacy and Social Formation......Page 85
\"The People of the Land\" (\'Am Ha \'aretz): A Rural Judean Politic......Page 88
Rapid Social Change and New Religious Movements......Page 91
Josianic Reformers Recontextualize the Promise (Dtr[sup(1)])......Page 93
2 Samuel 7:13a: \"He Shall Build a House for My Name\"......Page 94
Citations of the Promise within Dtr[sup(1)]......Page 96
EXCURSUS: 4QKgs for 1 Kings 8:16......Page 100
Allusion to the Promise in Dtr[sup(1)]: The Lamp of David......Page 102
Allusion to the Promise in Dtr[sup(1)]: The \"Sure House\"......Page 103
Psalm 89:19–37 [MT, 20–38]: Citation and Revision......Page 104
Religion and Interpretation......Page 107
Exile and Crisis......Page 109
The Psychology of Exile and Mass Destruction......Page 111
The Supposed Inviolability of Zion......Page 115
When Prophecy Fails......Page 116
The Exilic Deuteronomic Readers (Dtr[sup(2)])......Page 117
Psalm 89:38–52: Lamenting the Promise......Page 122
\"Second\" Isaiah......Page 125
Rationalizing the Promise......Page 128
The Colonial Empire and the Satrapy of Yehud......Page 130
Demography and Settlement Patterns......Page 131
The Economy of Persian Yehud......Page 133
Literature of the Restoration Program......Page 135
EXCURSUS: The Dating of Chronicles......Page 136
The Chronicler\'s Reading of the Promise......Page 139
Zechariah 6:12–13: An Allusion to the Promise......Page 145
MT Jeremiah 33:14–22: Davidic Dynasty and Levitical Priesthood......Page 146
2 Chronicles 6:41–42: YHWH\'s Physical Presence in the Temple......Page 148
Politics of the Return......Page 149
7 Second Temple Judaisms Read the Promise......Page 151
Alexandrian Diaspora: Acculturation and Identity......Page 152
The Alexandrian Greek Translation of the Promise to David......Page 155
The Promise in the Wisdom of Sirach: Pre-Hasmonean Judaism......Page 163
Psalms of Solomon 17......Page 164
The Qumran Sect......Page 166
Messianisms in the Late Second Temple Period......Page 176
8 The Legacy of the Promise to David......Page 179
Notes......Page 184
Bibliography......Page 217
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R......Page 235
Z......Page 236
Index of Passages......Page 237