ISBN: 978-83-235-0469-6
Description: softcover, 204 pp. (20,5x14,5 cm)
Condition: very good
Weight: 260g.

Izabela Eph'al-Jaruzelska, Prophets, Royal Legitimacy and War in Ancient Israel, Warsaw University Press, Warsaw 2009


This study explores the presentation of the political role of the prophets of the Northern Kingdom in 1 and 2 Kings. The primary focus is on prophetic involvement in the legitimacy of the monarchs and their military operations. The author argues that the composition of these narratives is influenced by circles of prophetic disciples interested in elevating the political significance of their prophet-masters. The perspectives produced by their interests are compared with those that appear in the oracles of Hosea, Deuteronomistic speeches, and in ancient Near Eastern sources.


PREFACE
ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER ONE: METHODOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION
I.    Sociological Tools
II.   Royal Succession in the Kingdom of Israel
III. Sources
1. The Bible
2. Non-biblical Sources
CHAPTER TWO: LEGITIMISATION OF ROYAL POWER
I.    The Prophetic Stories
1. Ahijah of Shiloh and Jeroboam Son of Nebat
2. Prophets vs. Jehu
3. Elisha and Hazae
4. Legitimisation of Kings in the Prophecy of the Ancient Near East
5. Kings' Legitimacy in Prophetic Stories: Relevance to Sociological Theory
II.   The Deuteronomistic Discourse
1. Baasha's Usurpation and Rejection
2. Jeroboam's Condemnation
3. The Deuteronomist's Literary Expression of Royal Legitimacy
4. The Deuteronomistic Formula of Dynasty Annihilation
5. Foreign Worship and Loss of Legitimacy
6. Limitations of Royal Legitimacy
7. Sociological Relevance
III. Hosea
1. Condemnation of Jehu's Coup
2. Contemporary Revolts
3. Illegitimacy of Rulers and their Apparatus
4. Reasons for the Illegitimacy of Kings and their Apparatus
CHAPTER THREE: ROYAL MILITARY ACTIVITY
I.    The Prophetic Stories
1. The Siege of Samaria and the Battle at Aphek
(1 Kgs. 20:1-43)
2. Micaiah and the 400 Prophets in the Ramoth-gilead Campaign (1 Kgs. 22:1-38)
3. Elisha and the Campaign Against Moab (2 Kgs. 3:4-27)
4. Elisha in Dothan (2 Kgs. 6:8-23)
5. Samaria's Siege and Deliverance (2 Kgs. 6:24-7:20)
6. The Battle at Aphek (2 Kgs. 13:14-25)
7. Biblical Prophets vs. Non-biblical Prophets in Military Campaigns
8. The Prophetic Circles
II.   Hosea
1. Vain Trust in Military Resources
2. The Concept of YHWH's Wrath
3. YHWH as the Only Saviour
4. Hosea vs. the Prophetic Stories
CONCLUSIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX OF SOURCES
INDEX OF NAMES