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Index
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
1.1 The Object of This Study
1.2 Previous Studies on the Despoliation Notices in Kings
1.3 The Angle Adopted in This Monograph
1.3.1 Studying a Literary Motif
1.3.2 A Rigorous Historico-Critical Analysis
1.3.3 A Contextual Approach
1.4 The Outline of This Study
2 The Despoliation Notices in the Book of Kings: Analysis of the Texts
2.1 1 Kings 14:25–28
2.1.1 Textual Issues
2.1.2 Literary- and Source-Critical Analysis
2.1.3 Analysis of the Literary Motif
2.1.4 Sitz in der Literatur (Inner-Biblical Analysis)
2.2 1 Kings 15:17–22
2.2.1 Textual Issues
2.2.2 Literary- and Source-Critical Analysis
2.2.3 Analysis of the Literary Motif
2.2.4 Sitz in der Literatur (Inner-Biblical Analysis)
2.3 2 Kings 12:18–19
2.3.1 Literary- and Source-Critical Analysis
2.3.2 Analysis of the Literary Motif
2.3.3 Sitz in der Literatur (Inner-Biblical Analysis)
2.4 2 Kings 14:8–14
2.4.1 Textual Issues
2.4.2 Literary- and Source-Critical Analysis
2.4.3 Analysis of the Literary Motif
2.4.4 Sitz in der Literatur (Inner-Biblical Analysis)
2.5 2 Kings 16:5–9
2.5.1 Textual Issues
2.5.2 Literary- and Source-Critical Analysis
2.5.3 Analysis of the Literary Motif
2.5.4 Sitz in der Literatur (Inner-Biblical Analysis)
2.6 2 Kings 18:13–16
2.6.1 Textual Issues
2.6.2 Literary- and Source-Critical Analysis
2.6.3 Analysis of the Literary Motif
2.6.4 Sitz in der Literatur (Inner-Biblical Analysis)
2.7 2 Kings 24:10–17
2.7.1 Textual Issues
2.7.2 Literary- and Source-Critical Analysis
2.7.3 Analysis of the Literary Motif
2.7.4 Sitz in der Literatur (Inner-Biblical Analysis)
2.8 2 Kings 25:8–21
2.8.1 Textual Issues
2.8.2 Literary- and Source-Critical Analysis
2.8.3 Analysis of the Literary Motif
2.8.4 Sitz in der Literatur (Inner-Biblical Analysis)
3 The Despoliation Notices in the Book of Kings: Historico-Redactional Conclusions
3.1 Negotiating Imperial Power: Asa, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in “the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah”
3.1.1 Literary and Ideological Convergence: A Synthesis
3.1.2 A Compositional Hypothesis: (Re-)telling the Past in a Chronistic Source
3.1.3 ‘Happily Paying for the Pax Imperii’: The Social Function of These Narratives
3.1.4 Sitz in der Literatur: The Place and Function of the Narratives in the Dtr History
3.2 Telling the End and Anticipating It: 2 Kings 25 and 2 Kings 14 in the Book of Kings
3.2.1 2 Kings 25:13–17*: Making Sense of an Ending
3.2.2 2 Kings 25:14–15*: Extending Continuity Beyond the Land
3.2.3 2 Kings 14:8–14: Anticipating the End (and Blaming the King!)
3.3 Creating a History of Decline: The Cumulative Effect
3.3.1 Between Shushaq and Nebuchadnezzar: Spotting a (Possible) Redactional Layer
3.3.2 Conveying a Sense of Entropy: The Contribution of the Despoliation Notices
3.3.3 The Historico-Ideological Horizon: Exploring a Clue in 2 Kings 24:13–14
3.4 Summary
4 The Motif of the Despoliation of the Treasures in the Book of Kings and Beyond: A “Biography”
4.1 The Motif of the Despoliation of the Treasures in the Book of Kings
4.1.1 ‘Enemy at the Gates … Or Already Inside Them!’: The Context of the Despoliation
4.1.2 The Giving and Taking of the Treasures: The Protagonists of the Despoliation
4.1.3 Always the Treasur(i)es and Only the Treasur(i)es: The Goods/Objects Lost
4.1.4 Loss, Destruction, and Relocation: The Terminology Used
4.2 The Motif Beyond Kings: A Preliminary Study
4.2.1 ‘Retelling the Losses’: The Despoliation Notices in Chronicles
4.2.2 ‘Relocating the Vessels’: The Despoliation Motif and the Afterlife of the Temple Vessels
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Sources
Hebrew Bible
Index of Modern Authors
Notes
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