Thelle, Rannfrid I., 1966-,

Approaches to the "chosen place" : accessing a biblical concept / [print] Rannfrid Irene Thelle. - New York, New York : T and T Clark, (c)2012. - xiv, 240 pages ; 25 cm. - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 564 T & T Clark library of biblical studies . - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 564. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. .

"A Continuum imprint"--T.p. verso.



Introduction -- Chosen place and chosen city -- "Centralization" in Deuteronomy 12 -- "Jerusalem" in the Former Prophets -- The cultic context of the "chosen place" -- "Centralization" and the story of Josiah's reform : is Deuteronomy 12 central to Josiah? -- Divine election as a principle of authority -- Kings revisited : kingship in Deuteronomy and the Former Prophets -- Conclusions.



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Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)


Bible.--Deuteronomy--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Former Prophets--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Kings, 2nd, XXII-XXIII--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism)

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