2 Chronicles
By: John Jarick.
Series: Readings : a new biblical commentary; Readings, a new biblical commentary
Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Sheffield
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781905048960; 9781905048977
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Chronicles, 2nd -- Commentaries
Other titles: Two Chronicles; Second Chronicles
Description: Across the pages of 2 Chronicles a colourful cast of characters passes in breathless parade before the reader. The tales of the kings of Judah are told in sequence, from Rehoboam 'the Enlarger' (who on the contrary shrinks the kingdom) to Zedekiah 'the Righteous' (who equally contrariwise profanes the divine name). These motley monarchs are preceded by the unparalleled King Solomon of All Israel and succeeded by the imperial King Cyrus of Persia, and all the while the tellers of the tales weave an insistent ideological thread through the fabric of their stories. John Jarick's reading of Chronicles brings out the fascination and discomfort of handling an ancient scroll that presents itself as the authoritative account of how things were and how they ought to be. (Publisher).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-198) and index.