Author

Publication

2007 - Sheffield Phoenix Press, Sheffield, England

Language

English

Word Count

51,750 words, Guess

Page Count

207 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101905048963
  • ISBN-101905048971
  • ISBN-139781905048960
  • ISBN-139781905048977
  • Goodreads5876527
and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC222/.6407
  • LCCBS1345.53 .J375 2007

Alternate 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).

Subjects

Topics

BibleCommentariesBible, commentaries, o. t. historical booksBible. -- O.T. -- Chronicles, 2nd -- Commentaries

Series Statement

  • Readings : a new biblical commentary

Other Editions

  • 2 ChroniclesSheffield Phoenix Press2007

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