United in exile, reunited in restoration : the chronicler's agenda /
Guy, Jordan,author.
"1-2 Chronicles, though ostensibly a history work recounting the past, is in reality a challenge to its fourth-century Jewish audience in Babylonia to make a vital decision about their future. They are presented with the choice of remaining in exile, where they have been born, or of uprooting themselves and travelling to their ancestral but unknown land ... Previous studies of the exile-restoration theme in segments of Chronicles (mainly 2 Chron. 36) and in Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah have led to the distorted view that the Chronicler is proclaiming victory over exile. Heard on his own terms, the Chronicler is rather dissatisfied with Israel's current state of restoration, optimistic that reunion in Jerusalem will conclude the exile, and adamant that 'all Israel' must take responsibility for the nation's sin and judgment--and restoration"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-223) and indexes.
Chapter 1 : History of interpretation -- 1.1 Defining the research problem -- 1.2 Contribution to future research -- 1.3 Research questions -- 1.4 Review of previous scholarship -- 1.5 The gap in current research ---- Chapter 2 : Methodology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Defining the meaning of 'exile' and 'restoration' -- 2.3 A literary-rhetorical approach -- 2.4 Extrinsic factors -- 2.5 External design : Characters and readers ---- Chapter 3 : The narrative arrangement of Chronicles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The components of narrative structure -- 3.3 Act 1 : The exposition of Chronicles (1 Chronicles 1-9) -- 3.4 Act 2 : The conflict and outcome of Chronicles (1 Chronicles 10-2 Chronicles 36) -- 3.5 Conclusion ---- Chapter 4 : The exile and restoration Topos in act 1 (1 Chronicles 1-9) -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Episode 1 : The exile of the Davidic house of Judah (1 Chronicles 3.17-24) -- 4.3 Episode 2 : The exile of the firstborn of Israel (1 Chronicles 5.1-10) -- 4.4 Episode 3 : The exile of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh (5.22, 25-26) -- 4.5 Episode 4 : The exile of the Levitical (High) Priesthood (1 Chronicles 5.27-41) -- 4.6 Episode 5 : The exile of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8.1-40) -- 4.7  Episode 6 : The exile and partial restoration of all Israel (1 Chronicles 9.1b-44) -- 4.8 Intended message and persuasive appeal of the exile-restoration Topos in act 1 ---- Chapter 5 : The exile and restoration Topos in act 2 (1 Chronicles 10-2 Chronicles 36) -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Episode 1 : David's petition to God for Israel's deliverance from exile (1 Chronicles 16.8-36) -- 5.3 Episode 2 : Solomon's petitions to God for Israel's deliverance from exile (2 Chronicles 6.12-42) -- 5.4 Episode 3 : God's warning of exile to Solomon and the people of Israel -- 5.5 Episode 4 : The exile and partial restoration of Judah in the days of Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28.5-21) -- 5.6 Episode 5 : Hezekiah's allusions to the exiles of Israel and Judah (2 Chronicles 33.1-20) -- 5.7 Episode 6 : Manasseh's Assyrian-Babylonian exile and restoration (2 Chronicles 33. 1-20) -- 5.8 Episode 7 : The exile and restoration of all Israel in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 36.1-23) -- 5.9 Intended message and persuasive appeal of the exile-restoration Topos in act 2 ---- Chapter 6 : Conclusion -- 6.1 Integration and interpretation of the message and appeal of the exile-restoration Topos in acts 1 and 2 of Chronicles -- 6.2 Contribution -- 6.3 Looking forward -- 6.4 A final word ---- Appendix A : The center of 1 Chronicles 1-9 in Codex Leningradensis -- The results -- Appendix B : The independence and unity of the twelve tribes of Israel.
"1-2 Chronicles, though ostensibly a history work recounting the past, is in reality a challenge to its fourth-century Jewish audience in Babylonia to make a vital decision about their future. They are presented with the choice of remaining in exile, where they have been born, or of uprooting themselves and travelling to their ancestral but unknown land ... Previous studies of the exile-restoration theme in segments of Chronicles (mainly 2 Chron. 36) and in Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah have led to the distorted view that the Chronicler is proclaiming victory over exile. Heard on his own terms, the Chronicler is rather dissatisfied with Israel's current state of restoration, optimistic that reunion in Jerusalem will conclude the exile, and adamant that 'all Israel' must take responsibility for the nation's sin and judgment--and restoration"--Back cover.
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