Berit Olam: 1 Kings
Berit Olam: 1 Kings
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Paperback / softback
£35.99
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814690383
Number of Pages: 418
Published: 30/11/2021
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.9 cm
The narratives of Solomon and Jeroboam, of Elijah and Ahab, have fascinated readers for millennia. Even apart from questions of historical authenticity, they are gripping stories of richly drawn characters caught up in the complex tale of God's dealings with Israel. This study explores the narrative world created by 1 Kings' ancient Israelite author: the people who inhabit it, the lives they live, the deeds they do, and the face of God who is revealed in their stories.
An introduction explains the significance of 1 Kings as a historical narrative. Originally intended as a literal history, after centuries of writing and rewriting it is now as much a literary work as a historical one: The views of those who formed it can be discerned and studied. Walsh also explains how the rich traditions of Hebrew prose narrative and the Hebrew language itself affect our reading of 1 Kings.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . ix
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Part One - The Story of Solomon: 1 Kings 1-11
1. Solomon /Succeeds to the Throne of David:
1 Kings 1:1-2:12a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Solomon's Throne Is Secure: 1 Kings 2:12b-46 . . . . . . . . 45
3. The Early Promise of Solomon's Reign: 1 Kings 3:1-15 . . 69
4. Solomon Uses His Gifts: 1 Kings 3:16-4:34 . . . . . . . . . . . 78
5. Before Building the Temple: 1 Kings 5:1-18 . . . . . . . . . . . 93
6. The Construction and Dedication of the Temple
1 Kings 6:1-9:10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
7. Solomonic Splendor: 1 Kings 9:10-10:29 . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
8. The End of the Story: 1 Kings 11:1-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
9. The Whole Solomon Story: 1 Kings 1-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Part Two - The Story of Jeroboam: 1 Kings 11:26-14:20
10. The Separation of the Kingdoms: 1 Kings 11:26-12:25 . . 159
11. The Sin of Jeroboam: 1 Kings 12:26-13:10 . . . . . . . . . . . 171
12. The Wages of Sin: 1 Kings 13:11-14:20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
13. The Whole Jeroboam Story: 1 Kings 11-26-14:20 . . . . . 202
14. Kings of Judah and Israel: 1 Kings 14:21-16:34 . . . . . . 206
Part Three - The Story of Elijah: 1 Kings 17-19
15. Elijah Announces a Drought: 1 Kings 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
16. Elijah Ends the Drought: 1 Kings 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
17. Elijah at Mount Horeb: 1 Kings 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
18. The Whole Elijah Story: 1 Kings 17-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Part Four - The Story of Ahab: 1 Kings 20:1-22:40
19. War with Aram: Ahab's Victories: 1 Kings 20 . . . . . . . . . . 293
20. Naboth's Vineyard: 1 Kings 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
21. War with Aram: Ahab's Defeat and Death
1 Kings 22:1-40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
22. The Whole Ahab Story: 1 Kings 16:29-22:40;
More Kings of Judah and Israel: 1 Kings 22:42-53 . . . 361
23. The Whole of 1 Kings and Larger Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
For Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
General Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Index of Scriptural References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . ix
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Part One - The Story of Solomon: 1 Kings 1-11
1. Solomon /Succeeds to the Throne of David:
1 Kings 1:1-2:12a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Solomon's Throne Is Secure: 1 Kings 2:12b-46 . . . . . . . . 45
3. The Early Promise of Solomon's Reign: 1 Kings 3:1-15 . . 69
4. Solomon Uses His Gifts: 1 Kings 3:16-4:34 . . . . . . . . . . . 78
5. Before Building the Temple: 1 Kings 5:1-18 . . . . . . . . . . . 93
6. The Construction and Dedication of the Temple
1 Kings 6:1-9:10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
7. Solomonic Splendor: 1 Kings 9:10-10:29 . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
8. The End of the Story: 1 Kings 11:1-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
9. The Whole Solomon Story: 1 Kings 1-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Part Two - The Story of Jeroboam: 1 Kings 11:26-14:20
10. The Separation of the Kingdoms: 1 Kings 11:26-12:25 . . 159
11. The Sin of Jeroboam: 1 Kings 12:26-13:10 . . . . . . . . . . . 171
12. The Wages of Sin: 1 Kings 13:11-14:20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
13. The Whole Jeroboam Story: 1 Kings 11-26-14:20 . . . . . 202
14. Kings of Judah and Israel: 1 Kings 14:21-16:34 . . . . . . 206
Part Three - The Story of Elijah: 1 Kings 17-19
15. Elijah Announces a Drought: 1 Kings 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
16. Elijah Ends the Drought: 1 Kings 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
17. Elijah at Mount Horeb: 1 Kings 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
18. The Whole Elijah Story: 1 Kings 17-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Part Four - The Story of Ahab: 1 Kings 20:1-22:40
19. War with Aram: Ahab's Victories: 1 Kings 20 . . . . . . . . . . 293
20. Naboth's Vineyard: 1 Kings 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
21. War with Aram: Ahab's Defeat and Death
1 Kings 22:1-40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
22. The Whole Ahab Story: 1 Kings 16:29-22:40;
More Kings of Judah and Israel: 1 Kings 22:42-53 . . . 361
23. The Whole of 1 Kings and Larger Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
For Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
General Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Index of Scriptural References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
