Writings
Psalms
Job Proverbs
Ruth Song of
Songs Ecclesiastes
Lamentations
Esther
Daniel Ezra
Nehemiah Chronicles
Last updated: June 3, 2010
The Book of Psalms:
An Overview by Genre. By Felix Just, S. J.
The Book of Psalms:
Composition and Reception. Edited by Peter W. Flint and Patrick D.
Miller. Review by Thomas J. Kraus in
Review of Biblical Literature.
Burnet Psalter from the
University of Aberdeen. Burnet was bishop of Salisbury from 1643-1715
and donated this 15c illuminated manuscript to the university.
Classical Hebrew Poetry: A Guide to its Techniques. By
Wilfred G. E. Watson. Reviewed by Carol
Dempsey in Review of Biblical Literature
Defining the
Sacred Songs: Genre, Tradition, and the Post-critical
Interpretation of the Psalms By Harry
P. Nasuti,
Review by Mark Boda in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Evil and
the Disruption of Order: A Structural Analysis of the Acrostics in the
First Book of Psalms. By Ronald Benun in Journal of Hebrew
Scriptures.
"The Evidence for a Logical Arrangement of the Psalter." By Leslie
McFall. Westminster Theological Journal 62 (2000) 223-256.
Genres of the Psalms. By Dennis
Bratcher. Gives lists of laments, thanksgivings, etc.
Interpreting the Psalms: An
Exegetical Handbook. By Mark D. Furtato. Reviewed by
Howard N. Wallace in Review of Biblical
Literature.
An Introduction to
the Psalms. By Alstair G. Hunter. Reviews by
Gert T. M. Prinsloo and John S. Vassar in
Review of Biblical Literature.
Lamentations in Ancient and Contemporary Cultural Contexts. Edited by Nancy
C. Lee and Carleen Mandolfo. Review by Douglas
Watson and Elizabeth Boase in Review of
Biblical Literature.
Let
me not sing the story of your love--off key. An address by Ralph W.
Klein, discussing Canticle 16 in the Lutheran Book of Worship, Psalms 89 and
100, and Jeremiah 33.
Preaching
and Teaching the Psalms. By James L. Mayes. Review by
Robin Gallaher Branch in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Psalm 1--Power
Point Presentation. By Ralph W. Klein
Psalms 1-75
From "The Text this Week". Commentaries, homiletical
reflections, keyed to 3 yr lectionary.
Psalms 76-150
From "The Text this Week". Commentaries, homiletical
reflections, keyed to 3 yr lectionary.
Psalm 29 through Time and Tradition. Edited by Lowell K. Handy. Review by
Gert Prinsloo in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Psalms and Mythology. Edited by Dirk J. Human. Review by
Jeffrey K. Leonard in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Psalms
and the King. An essay by David J. A. Clines.
Psalms:
A Course By David J. A. Clines (Pss 2, 19, 22, 23, 24, 42-43)
The Psalms in Israel's Worship.
By Sigmund Mowinckel. Reviews by Erhard
Gerstenberger and William Brown in
Review of Biblical Literature
Psalm
Research since 1955: I. The Psalms and the Cult By David
J. A. Clines
Psalm
Research since 1955: II. The Literary Genres By David J.
A. Clines
Psalms resources
From "The Text this Week"
The Psalms Targum. By Edward M.
Cook.
Psalms
Through the Centuries. Volume 1. By Susan Gillingham. Review by
Joachim Vette in Review of Biblical
Literature.
The
Shape of the Book of Psalms. Gerald H. Wilson. Gives an
explanation for the current order of the Psalter.
Last updated: June 21, 2010
Arguments
of Job's Friends By David J. A. Clines. On the Way to
the Postmodern. Volume 2, 770-791.
At the Scent of Water. The Ground of Hope in the Book of Job. By J.
Gerald Janzen. Review by Susanne Boorer in
Review of Biblical Literature.
Belief, Desire and Wish in Job 19:23-27: Clues for the Identity of Job's
Redeemer. An interpretation by David J. A. Clines
The Book of Job: A
Contest of Moral Imaginations. By Carol A. Newsom. Reviews by
Carolyn J. Sharp and Michael S.
Moore
Das Buch Hiob und seine
Interpretationen. Edited by Thomas Krüger, Manfred Oeming,
Konrad Schmid, and Christoph Uehlinger. Review in English by
Philippe Guillaume in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Deconstructing Theodicy: Why
Job Has Nothing to Say to the Puzzle of Suffering. By David B. Burrell.
Review by F. Rachel Magdalene in Review
of Biblical Literature.
The Divine Speeches in Job Discussion by
Ralph W. Klein
False Naivety in the Prologue to Job. By David J. A.
Clines. On the Way to the Postmodern, Volume 2, 735-44.
The Image
of Ayyub (Job) in the Qu'ran and Later Islam. By
Stephen Vicchio. Bible and Interpretation website.
Introduction to Wisdom Literature in the OT
and the ANE. A PowerPoint presentation by Ralph W. Klein
Job General Resources
From "The Text this Week". Dozens of articles and reviews.
Job Specific Texts
From "The Text this Week". Helps on specific texts from 3 yr
lectionary.
Job,
Volume 2 in Word Biblical Commentary. By David J. A. Clines.
Job's
Fifth Friend By David
J. A. Clines
The
Literary and Theological Function of Job's Wife in the Book of Job By
Victor Sasson. Biblica 79 (1998):86-90.
Out of the Whirlwind: Creation Theology in the Book of Job. By Kathryn
Schifferdecker. Review by David J. H. Beldman
in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
The
Problem of Suffering: Some Reflections from Job. Discussion by Ralph W. Klein
(Adobe Acrobat Reader Needed)
Putting God on Trial: The Biblical Book of Job. Very rich
resources assembled by Robert Sutherland.
"Putting God on Trial: The
Biblical Book of Job” is the story of the most righteous man on earth
putting God on trial for crimes against humanity and refusing to acquit him.
Yet its startling resolution preserves the moral integrity of God and humanity
and suggests an even fuller resolution beyond its pages.
Qoheleth and Job: Diverse Response to the Enigma of Evil.
By Rosemary Dewey. Spirituality Today 37 (1985):314-32
Those Golden Days: Job and the
Perils of Nostalgia. By David J. A. Clines. On the Way to the
Postmodern, Volume 2, 792-800.
The Trial of Job
Translated and annotated by Roger Eaton
Why, God? A Tale of Two Sufferers.
By Burton Z. Cooper. Theology Today 42.4 (1986).
William
Blake's Job Illustrations. Digital versions of Blake's illustrations.
Last updated May 28, 2010
The Acquisition of Knowledge in Biblical Wisdom
Literature. By James Crenshaw. Word and World 7 (1987).
The
Book of Proverbs in Social and Theological Context. By Katharine
Dell. Review by Magne Saebo and
Dorothy Akoto in Review of Biblical Literature
Creation, History and the Ethics of the Book of Proverbs. By Ronald W.
Duty. Word and World 7 (1987).
The Discourse of Wealth and
Poverty in the Book of Proverbs. By Timothy Sandoval. Review by
James Alfred Loader in Review
of Biblical Literature
Nursling,
Advisor, Architect. A Study of Prov 8:22-31 by V. A. Hurowitz.
Biblica 80 (1999).
Proverbs 1-9
Michael Fox explains his approach to Proverbs--introduction to his commentary in
the Anchor Bible Series. From Bible and Interpretation web site.
Proverbs
General Resources From "The Text this Week".
References to articles and reviews of books.
Proverbs
Specific Texts From "The Text this Week". Helps on
texts included in three year lectionary, including 8:1-31 and 31:10-31.
The Sword and the Stylus: An
Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires. By Leo G. Perdue. Review by
Benjamin G. Wright III in Review of
Biblical Literature
The Five Scrolls
Ruth
Last updated: May 28, 2010
Ruth
at his Feet until Morning From "And Adam Knew Eve".
Bible
Study on Ruth from Zion Friedheim.
The Performed Bible. The
Story of Ruth in Opera and Oratorio. By Helen Leneman. Review in German by
Elisabeth Birnbaum in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Song of Songs or Song of Solomon
Last Updated: May 28, 2010
The End of Desire:
Theologies of Eros in the Song of Songs and Breaking the Waves. By Kyle
Keefer and Tod Linafelt. Journal of Religion and Film 2 (1998).
The Greatest
Songs. By Peter Paulsen. A pastor got bad feedback for using the
Song in a wedding service; reflections on the possible meanings of the Song of
Songs.
Ratner Museum Virtual
Tour of the Song of Songs. 14 illustrations.
Reading
the Song of Songs as a Classic By David J. A. Clines
Resources
for Song of Solomon. From The Text this Week. Articles, book
reviews, etc.
Sights and Sounds of the Song
of Songs. Illustrations, hints on chanting in various Hebrew
traditions, translation of Targum, etc.
Song of Solomon. From
"And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible."
Song
of Songs Interpretations. Midrash Rabbah, Zohar, Gregory of Nyssa,
Bernard of Clairvaux, S. John of the Cross, Phyllis Trible.
Song
of Songs Study Guide.
Last updated: May 28, 2010
Ambiguity
in Ecclesiastes. By Doug Ingram. Review in German by
Bernd Willmes and in English by
Martin A. Shields in Review of Biblical
Literature
"The Doctrine of the
Golden Mean in Qoh 7,15-18: A Universal Human Pursuit." By John H. Choi. Biblica 83 (2002):358-374.
Ecclesiastes
General Resources From the Text this Week
Encountering Ecclesiastes:
A Book for our Time. By James Limburg. Review by
David Brian Warner in Review of Biblical
Literature.
The
Faith of Qoheleth. By Roland E. Murphy. Word and World 7
(1987).
Kohelet
(Prediger). By Thomas Krüger.
Review by James L. Crenshaw in RBL 6 (2003).
Qoheleth
and Job: Diverse Responses to the Enigma of Evil. By Rosemary
Dewey.
Quotations from Ecclesiastes in the Public Square
Royal Autobiography in the Book
of Qoheleth. By Y. V. Koh. Review by Christian G.
Rata in Review of Biblical Literature.
Useless Beauty: Ecclesiastes through the Lens of Contemporary Film.
By Robert K. Johnston. Review by David
Shepherd in Review of Biblical Literature
Last updated: May 28, 2010
Daughter Zion
Talks Back to the Prophets: A Dialogic Theology of the Book of Lamentations.
By Carleen R. Mandolfo. Review by Elizabeth
Boase in Review of Biblical Literature.
Lamentations
Introduction and Commentary by David J. A. Clines
The Lament for
Ur. Thorkild Jacobsen translation
The Message of Lamentations.
By Alan Cooper. JANES 2001.
Resources for
Lamentations from the Text this Week
Last updated: August 31, 2010
The Book
of Esther: A Classified Bibliography. Edited by Edith Lubetski and Meir
Lubetski. Review by Mayer I. Gruber in
Review of Biblical Literature.
Esther. Abingdon Old
Testament Commentaries. By Linda M. Day. Reviews by
Andre Lacocque and
Harald Wahl (in German) in Review of Biblical Literature.
Esther and the Future of the Commentary. By David J. A. Clines
Esther
not Judith: Why One Made it and the Other Didn't. By Sidnie
White Crawford. Bible Review, 2002. Offers a hypothesis why
Esther made it into the canon and Judith did not.
Esther:
The Maiden who Pleases the King From Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary
of Sex in the Bible
Esther
through the Ages. By Jo Carruthers. Reviews by
Linda Day and
Timothy Laniak in Review of Biblical Literature.
Esther's Revenge at Susa: From
Sennacherib to Ahasuerus. By Stephanie Dalley. Review by Aaron
Koller in Review of Biblical Literature.
"From Jezebel to Esther: Fashioning Images of Queenship in the Bible."
By Helena Zlotnick. Biblica 82 (2001):477-495.
"Holy
Disobedience in Esther." By Karol Jackowski. Theology Today,
1989.
"In
Quest of the Historical Mordecai." By David J. A. Clines.
Reading
Esther from Left to Right: Contemporary Strategies for Reading a Biblical
Text. By David J. A. Clines
Resources for Esther from
The Text this Week
Where God is
Not: The Book of Esther and the Song of Songs. By David
R. Blumenthal
Last updated: May 28, 2010
Powerpoint presentation
notes on the Book of Daniel.
By Ralph W. Klein 2005
Antiochus
IV in the Visions of Daniel. By Ian Hutcheson (When asked if you
want to debug, click no.)
Bible Tutor. Luther Seminary
Book
of Daniel Materials for study by Professor Felix Just, S.J.
The Book of Daniel: Composition and Reception. John J.
Collins and Peter W. Flint, eds. Vol. I reviewed by
David Winston Suter; Vol. 2 reviewed by
Martin Pröbstle in Review of Biblical
Literature
Book of Daniel from
Wikipedia
Chronicle
of Nabonidus. This document tells us that Nabonidus was gone from
Babylon for ten years. This may have added to the rumor that he was
mentally ill. Cf. Daniel 4.
Competing for Honor: A
Social-Scientific Reading of Daniel 1-6. By Shane Kirkpatrick. Review by
John J. Collins in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Daniel. Westminster
Bible Companion. By C. L. Seow. Reviews by
Stephen L. Cook and
Carla Sulzbach in Review of Biblical
Literature.
"Daniel 7, 2-14: Another Look at its Mythic Pattern." By Anne E.
Gardner. Biblica 82 (2001): 244-252.
Daniel: Kapitel 1,1-4,34.
A commentary by Klaus Koch. Review by John
J. Collins in Review of Biblical Literature.
Daniel
11 and History. By Ian Hutcheson. (When asked if you want
to debug, click no).
Daniel Manuscripts at
Qumran.
The Human and the Divine in
History: Herodotus and the Book of Daniel. By Paul Niskanen.
Review by Pieter Venter in Review of
Biblical Literature.
Introduction,
Outline and Bibliography By David Mallick
Lions and Ovens and Visions: A
Satirical Reading of Daniel 1-6. By David Valeta. Review by
Jordan M. Scheetz in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Polyglottensynopse zum Buch
Daniel. Klaus Koch and Martin Rosel, eds. Reviewed by
Matthias Henze in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Prayer of Nabonidus. From the
Dead Sea Scrolls. Cf. Daniel 4.
Resources for Daniel.
From the Text this Week
Translation
(annotated) of Daniel 2. By Ralph W. Klein
Translation
(annotated) of Daniel 4. By Ralph W. Klein
Translation
(annotated) of Daniel 5. By Ralph W. Klein
Translation (annotated) of Daniel 7. By Ralph W.
Klein
Translation (annotated) of Daniel 11-12.
By Ralph W. Klein
Last updated: June 3, 2010
Biblia Hebraica Quinta.
Edited by David Marcus. Review by Andrew
Steinmann in Review of Biblical Literature.
Book
of Ezra, The. By Greg Harrick
Chart of the Various Books of
Ezra.
Das Edikt des Artaxerxes:
Eine Untersuchung zum relgionspolitischen und historischen Umfeld von Esra
7,12-26. By Sebastian Grätz. Reviews by
Armin Siedlecki in Review of Biblical
Literature and by Ralph W. Klein in
Biblica.
Ezra. NIDB. By Ralph W. Klein
Ezra
and Nehemiah Notes for the Harper Collins Study Bible by David Clines
Ezra and Nehemiah
"Basic" and "Advanced" Information
Ezra and Nehemiah, Books of. NIDB. By Ralph W. Klein
Ezra,
Nehemiah, and Esther. New International Bible Commentary. By L.
Allen and T. Laniak. Review by Charles D. Harvey. Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5
(2004/2005).
Judaism, the First Phase: The Place of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Origins of
Judaism. By Joseph Blenkinsopp. Review by
Joshua Schwartz in Review of
Biblical Literature.
The Levitical Authorship of
Ezra-Nehemiah. By Kyung-jin Min. Reviews by
Bob Becking and
Lester L. Grabbe in Review of Biblical
Literature.
"Nehemiah 5: No Economic Crisis." By
Philippe Guillaume in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Nehemiah
9-10: Structure and Significance By Tamara Cohn Eskenazi.
On
Second Thought: The Divorce of Foreign Women in Ezra 9-10. By
Ralph W. Klein
Rebuilding Identity: The
Nehemiah Memoir and its Earliest Readers. By Jacob L. Wright.
Review by Tamara Eskenazi in Review of
Biblical Literature and by Ralph W. Klein
and Others.
Unity and Disunity in
Ezra-Nehemiah: Redaction, Rhetoric and Reader.. Edited by Mark J. Boda and
Paul R. Redditt. Review by Andrew E. Steinmann
in Review of Biblical Literature.
Last updated: May 28, 2010
1 Chronicles.
Hermeneia Commentary Series. By Ralph W. Klein. Minneapolis:
Fortress, 2006. Review by
Steven L.
McKenzie in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Go to this Fortress Press website Fortress Press 1 Chronicles and then click on Genealogies to see or download genealogies I have prepared to go along with my commentary in the Hermeneia series.
Introduction to Chronicles by Ralph W. Klein
Additional Resources on Chronicles
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Chapter and Verse equivalents between Chronicles and Samuel Kings |
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General Resources on Chronicles
1 Chr 9:26-33:
Its Position in Chapter 9. By P. Dirksen. Biblica, 1998.
1 Chronicles. By John Jarick. Review by
Steven L. McKenzie in Review of Biblical
Literature.
2
Chronicles. By John Jarick. Review by Louis
C. Jonker in Review of Biblical Literature.
"Africa and Africans in the Books of
Chronicles." By Ralph W. Klein. CurTM 31 (2004):274-281.
An Ancient Israelite Historian: Reassessing Methodologies and
Assumptions. By Isaac Kalimi. Review by
Ken Ristau in Review of Biblical Literature
and by Paul
Evans in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Response to Isaac Kalimi, An
Ancient Israelite Historian. Society of Biblical Literature Annual
Meeting, San Antonio, 2004, by Ralph W. Klein.
The Book
of Chronicles. Historical Writing and Literary Devices. By Isaac
Kalimi (in Hebrew). Review by
Ehud ben Zvi
in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
The Chronicler as Interpreter of Scripture. By William M.
Schniedewind.
The Chronicler as Theologian:
Essays in Honour of Ralph W. Klein. Edited by M. Patrick Graham,
Steven L. McKenzie, and Gary N. Knoppers. Review by
Mark J. Boda
in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
The Chronicler's
Genealogies: Towards an Understanding of 1 Chronicles 1-9. By James T.
Sparks. Review by Gershon Galil in Review
of Biblical Literature.
"Chronicles and the Chronicler: A Response to I. Kalimi, An Ancient
Israelite Historian: Studies in the Chronicler, His Time, Place, and
Writing. Contributions by Ehud Ben Zvi, Robert L. Hubbard, Jr.,
Ralph W. Klein, Gary N. Knoppers, and Mark A. Throntveit, with a response by I.
Kalimi.
Chronicles,
Books of. By Ralph W. Klein in the Anchor Bible Dictionary
Chronistic
Tendency in 1 Chr 18:10-11. By P. Dirksen. Biblica, 1999.
The Commentary of Rabbi David
Kimhi to Chronicles: A Translation with Introduction and Supercommentary. By
Yitzhak Berger.Review by Amos Frisch in
Review of Biblical Literature.
Community Identity in Judean Historiogrfaphy: Biblical and Comparative
Perspectives. Edited by Gary N. Knoppers and Kenneth A. Ristau. Review by
Reinhard Kessler in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Dating
Chronicles by Archaeological Anomalies and Anachronisms. Walter
Mattfeld
David:
Sinner and Saint in Samuel and Chronicles. An article by Ralph W.
Klein. CurTM 26 (1999):104-116.
Divine Intermediaries in 1 Chronicles 21. An Overlooked Aspect of the
Chronicler's Theology. By Paul Evans. Biblica 84/4
(2004).
Early Jewish Writings.
Comprehensive listing of resources for every book in the Old Testament.
Echoes
of Genesis in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10: An Intertextual and Contextual Reading
of Jabez's Prayer. By Christopher Heard in Journal of Hebrew
Scriptures.
The Evolution of Name Theology. By William M. Schniedewind.
"The
Faith and the World." By Ralph W. Klein. A discussion of
mosaics in Palestinian synagogues and their relationship to the first nine
chapters of Chronicles.
"The God of the Chronicler."
By Ralph W. Klein. An essay in honor of Terence E. Fretheim
"Great
among his Brothers," but Who is He? Heterogeneity in the Composition
of Judah. By Gary N. Knoppers.
The High
Priest in Chronicles: An Anomaly in a Detailed Description of the Temple
Cult. by Steven James Schweitzer. Biblica 84 (2003): 388-402.
The High
Priestly Genealogies: A New Reconstruction. By Ralph W. Klein
(An address at the Society of Biblical Literature in 1999 and at Cambridge
University in 2000.
History, Literature and
Theology in the Book of Chronicles. By Ehud Ben Zvi. Review by
Steven McKenzie in Journal of Hebrew
Scriptures.
How
Many in a Thousand? An essay on the word "eleph" by
Ralph W. Klein
The
Ideology of the Book of Chronicles and its Place in Biblical Thought. By
Sara Japhet. Review by Louis C. Jonker in Review of Biblical Literature.
"The
Ironic End of Joash in Chronicles," pp. 116-127 in For a Later Generation
(Nickelsburg Volume). Philadelphia: Trinity Press International.
King
and Priest in the Book of Chronicles and the Duality of Qumran Messianism.
By William M. Schniedewind.
"The Last Words of David."
By Ralph W. Klein. CurTM
31 (2004):15-23.
"The
Murders of the Messengers: Stephen versus Zechariah and the Ethical Values of
'New' versus 'Old' Testament." By Isaac Kalimi. ABR 56 (2008): 69-73.
Narrative
Texts: Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. An essay in The
Blackwell Companion to the Old Testament by Ralph W. Klein
Nathan's Prophecy in II Sam 7 and I Chr 17: Text, Context, and Meaning.
By Michael Avioz. Published in ZAW.
"New
Studies in Chronicles: A Discussion of Two Recently-Published
Commentaries." Edited by Melody D. Knowles. Reviews commentaries
by Gary N. Knoppers and Steven L. McKenzie.
A Note on the
Personal Name Amon (2 Kings 21, 19-26//2 Chr 33,21-25). By Dominic Rudman.
Biblica 81 (2000):403-405.
Notes on 1 Chronicles and
2 Chronicles for the new edition of the
HarperCollins Study Bible by Ralph W. Klein
"Now Rise Up, O Lord, and Go to your Resting Place": A Literary Study of the
Ark Narrative. By Saul Zalewski in Hebrew. Review in English by
Amos Frisch in Review of Biblical
Literature.
O Mother, Where Are Thou? An
Irigarayan Reading of the Book of Chronicles. By Julie Kelson. Review by
Susanne Scholz in Review of Biblical
Literature and by Christine Mitchell
in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Observations
on Women in the Genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1-9. By Antje Labahn and
Ehud Ben Zvi. Bib 84 (2003):457-478.
"Psalms in Chronicles." An address given by Ralph W. Klein at the
University of Zuerich in 2004 and published in revised form in
Currents in Theology and Mission 32
(2005):264-275.
Reading Utopia in Chronicles. By
Steven Schweitzer. A symposium at the Annual Meeting of SBL. Edited by Mark Boda.
"Reflections on Historiography in
the Account of Jehoshaphat." By Ralph W. Klein. (Jacob Milgrom
Festschrift)
The Rendering of 2 Chronicles 35-36 in 1 Esdras. By Ralph W. Klein (SBL
Annual Meeting)
The Reshaping of Ancient Israelite History in Chronicles. By Isaac
Kalimi. Reviews by Lester L. Grabbe
and Mark Boda in
Review of Biblical Literature and by
Ken Ristau in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Shai le-Sara Japhet: Studies in
the Bible, Its Exegesis and Its Language. Edited by Moshe Bar-Asher et
al. Review by Balint Karoly Zaban in
Review of Biblical Literature.
Source and Revision in the
Narratives of David's Transfer of the Ark: Text, Language, and Story in 2 Samuel
6 and 1 Chronicles 13, 15-16.
Review by Keith Bodner in Journal of
Hebrew Scriptures.
Synoptic
Comparison of Chronicles with its Sources in Samuel and Kings
Prepared by Ralph W. Klein
"This
Song": Conspicuous Poetry in Hebrew Prose. James W. Watts.
Deals with 1 Chronicles 16 (and other texts)
Transformations in Meaning: The Accession of Solomon in Chronicles.
By Christine Mitchell in Journal of Hebrew Studies
Under Yhwh's
Veto: David as Shedder of Blood in Chronicles. By Donald F.
Murray. Bib 82 (2001):457-476.
The View
of Jerusalem in the Ethnographical Introduction of Chronicles. By
Isaac Kalimi. Bib 83 (2002):556-562.
See also the website of Ken Ristau
Genealogical Charts (PDF
files--requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Genealogies
of 1 Chronicles 1-9. An outline by Ralph W. Klein
Genealogies
of 1 Chronicles 1-8--Family Tree PDF file. By Ralph W. Klein To
print this file requires 36 pages!
Genealogy
of the descendants of Adam. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chronicles 1:1-2:2
PDF file
Genealogy
of the descendants of Asher. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chr
7:30-40. PDF file
Genealogy
of the descendants of Benjamin. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chr 8:1-28
PDF file
Genealogy
of the descendants of David. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chronicles
3. PDF file.
Genealogy
of the descendants of David and Bath-shua (Bathsheba). By Ralph W.
Klein. 1 Chronicles 3. PDF file.
Genealogy
of the descendants of Ephraim. By Ralph W. Klein 1 Chr
7:20-27. PDF file
Genealogy
of the descendants of Ham. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chr 1:8-16 PDF
file
Genealogy
of the descendants of Issachar. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chr
7:1-3. PDF file
Genealogy
of the descendants of Japheth. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chr 1:5-7
PDF file
Genealogy
of the descendants of Judah. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chr 2:3-4:8,
21-23 (1 Chr 4:9-20 is unclear). This PDF file covers 12 pages although pp
8, 11-12 are blank.
Genealogy
of the descendants of Levi. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chr 5:17-15
(6:1-30) PDF file
Genealogy
of the descendants of Manasseh. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chr 7:14-19
PDF file
Genealogy
of the descendants of Naphtali. By Ralph W. Klein 1 Chr
7:13. PDF file
Genealogy
of the descendants of Reuben. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chr
5:1-3. PDF file
Genealogy of the descendants of Saul. By Ralph W. Klein. 1
Chr 8:29-40 PDF file
Genealogy of the descendants of Shem. By Ralph W. Klein. 1 Chr
1:17-37 PDF file
Genealogy of the descendants of Simeon. By Ralph W. Klein 1 Chr
4:24-27. PDF file
19th Century Genealogical Charts
Additional Resources on Chronicles By Ralph W. Klein
Reviews of Recent Books on Chronicles
Dörrfuss, E. M. Mose in den Chronikbüchern.
Review by Marvin A. Sweeney, SBL
Graham,
M. P., Hoglund, K. C., and S. L. McKenzie, eds. The Chronicler as
Historian. Review by Jon L. Berquist
Graham, M. Patrick,
Steven L. McKenzie, and Gary N. Knoppers, The Chronicler as Theologian:
Essays in Honor of Ralph W. Klein. Review by
Craig D. Bowman in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Johnstone,
William. 1 Chronicles 1-2 Chronicles 9:
Israel's place among the Nations; 2 Chronicles 10-36: Guilt and Atonement.
Review by John W. Wright.
Kalimi, Isaac.
The Book of Chronicles: Historical Writing and
Literary Devices (Hebrew). Reviewed by Frederick E.
Greenspahn from RBL and by Ehud Ben Zvi in the
Journal for Hebrew Scriptures..
Johnstone,
William. Chronicles and Exodus: An Analogy and its Application.
A review by Mark J. Boda from the SBL website.
Kalimi,
Isaac. Zur Geschictsschreibung des Chronisten.
Review by Marvin A. Sweeney
Kelly,
Brian E. Retribution and Eschatology in Chronicles.
Review by Mark A. Throntveit
Knoppers, Gary N. 1
Chronicles 1-9. Anchor Bible Commentary 12.
Reviews by Joseph Cathey and
Thomas Hieke (German) in Review of Biblical
Literature
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1 Chronicles 10-29. Anchor Bible Commentary 12A. Review by
Ralph W. Klein and
Joseph Cathey in Review of Biblical
Literature.
Peltonen,
Kai. History Debated. The Historical Reliability of Chronicles.
Review by Gary N. Knoppers
Schniedewind,
W. M. The Word of God in Transition Review by Bethy
Glazier-McDonald
Steins, Georg.
Die Chronik als kanonisches Abschlussphänomen:
Studien zur Entstehung und Theologie von 1/2 Chronik.
Muenster dissertation
reviewed by M. Patrick Graham (SBL website).
Apocrypha
and Pseudepigrapha
Dead Sea
Scrolls
Rabbinical
Materials
rklein@lstc.edu