
Transforming Authority
Concepts of Leadership in Prophetic and Chronistic Literature
De Gruyter (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 7. September 2021
Book
Hardback
VIII, 322 pages
978-3-11-064631-3 (ISBN)
Description
Human leadership is a multifaceted topic in the Hebrew Bible from a synchronic as well as diachronic perspective. A large range of distributions emerges from the successive sharpening or modification of different aspects of leadership. While some of them are combined to a complex figuration of leadership, others remain reserved for certain individuals. Furthermore, it can be considered a consensus within scholarly debate, that concepts of leadership have a certain connection to the history of ancient Israel which is, though, hard to ascertain. Following a previous volume that focused on the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets (BZAW 507), this volume deals with different concepts of leadership in selected Prophetic (Hag/Zech; Jer) and Chronistic literature Ezr/Neh; Chr). They are examined in a literary, (religious-/tradition-) historical and theological perspective. Special emphasis is given to phenomena of transforming authority and leadership claims in exilic/post-exilic times. Hence, the volume contributes to biblical theology and sheds new light on the redaction/reception history of the texts. Not least, it provides valuable insights into the history of religious and/or political "authorities" in Israel and Early Judaism(s).
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
599 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-11-064631-3 (9783110646313)
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Transforming Authority
Concepts of Leadership in Prophetic and Chronistic Literature
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Transforming Authority
Concepts of Leadership in Prophetic and Chronistic Literature
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Katharina Pyschny | Sarah Schulz
Transforming Authority
Concepts of Leadership in Prophetic and Chronistic Literature
E-Book
09/2021
1st Edition
De Gruyter
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Persons
Katharina Pyschny , Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany, Sarah Schulz , University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.