The politics of dead kings : dynastic ancestors in the Book of Kings and ancient Israel / [manuscript] :
Matthew J. Suriano.
- T bingen : Mohr Siebeck, c2010.
- xvi, 211 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe, 48 1611-4914 ; .
- Forschungen zum Alten Testament., 2. Reihe ; 48. .
Revised thesis (doctoral)--University of California, Los Angeles.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-196) and indexes.
Chapter one : the royal epilogues and the politics of dead kings -- Chapter two : the formulaic epilogues in the Book of Kings -- Chapter three : the socio-political significance of funerary rites -- Chapter four : the dynastic notice -- Chapter five : the burial notice -- Chapter six : the notice of the successor -- Chapter seven : Rephaim and royal ancestors -- Chapter eight : the epilogues and the royal ancestors.
In English; occasional phrases in Hebrew, some translated into English.
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Bible.--Kings--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Kn̲ige ..
Kings and rulers--Religious aspects. Kings and rulers--Death and burial. Kn̲ig. Tod. Bestattung. Dynastie. Legitimitt̃. Machtpolitik. Formelsprache