YHWH is king : the development of divine kingship in ancient Israel /

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Author / Creator:Flynn, Shawn W.
Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]
©2014
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 207 pages).
Language:English
Series:Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; volume 159
Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 159.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11303694
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Varying Form of Title:Yahweh is king : the development of divine kingship in ancient Israel
ISBN:9789004263048
9004263047
9789004263031
9004263039
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and indexes.
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Summary:Using the methodology of cultural translation, Flynn studies change in YHWH's kingship and situates that change in the Neo-Assyrian period. Judahite scribes changed the theology of YHWH's kingship, from warrior king to creator king, likely in reference to Marduk's kingship in Babylon.
Other form:Print version: Flynn, Shawn W. YHWH is king 9789004263031