Zion, City of Our God

by Richard Hess (Editor), Gordon J. Wenham (Editor)

Overview

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

Zion, city of our God gathers studies by an international team of scholars that help portray the full significance of Jerusalem in the First Temple period of the Old Testament. John M. Monson explores Jerusalem's temple of Solomon in its original ancient Near Eastern context. Richard S. Hess looks at one of the most important events in the Bible's record of pre-exilic Jerusalem - Sennacherib's attack on the city. Martin J. Selman and Gary N. Knoppers outline the theological significance of Jerusalem in the books of Chronicles, providing as well a summary statement on the key role of the city in the entire Old Testament. Thomas Renz examines the Zion tradition as it underwent its greatest challenge, the fall of Jerusalem. Philip E. Satterthwaite and Knut M. Heim describe Jerusalem's place in the poetry of the Hebrew Bible, giving special attention, respectively, to the Songs of Ascents and Lamentations. Lastly, Rebecca Doyle discusses what Ugaritic, Old Testament, and other texts tell us about the cult of Molek and the worship of this god in Jerusalem.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802844262
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	05/24/1999
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Gordon J. Wenham is professor of Old Testament at the University of Gloucestershire, England. His other books include Story as Torah and Exploring the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.

Table of Contents

Zion, City of Our God
Richard S. Hess and Gordon J. Wenham

The Temple of Solomon: Heart of Jerusalem
John M. Monson

Hezekiah and Sennacherib in 2 Kings 18-20
Richard S. Hess

Jerusalem in Chronicles
Martin J. Selman

Jerusalem at War in Chronicles
Gary N. Knoppers

The Use of the Zion Tradition in the Book of Ezekiel
Thomas Renz

Zion in the Songs of Ascents
Philip E. Satterthwaite

The Personification of Jerusalem and the Drama of Her Bereavement in Lamentations
Knut M. Heim

Molek of Jerusalem?
Rebecca Doyle

Editorial Reviews

This is a very readable book which draws together for the reader diverse texts from the Old Testament while utilizing a number of parallel methodologies for reading the Old Testament.

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