1 & 2 Chronicles: An Introduction and Study Guide: A Message for Yehud (T&T Clark’s Study Guides to the Old Testament)

by Leslie C. Allen

Publisher:

T&T Clark

Overview

Leslie C. Allen introduces students to the 1 & 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament, incorporating insights from over two decades of previous scholarship while grounding his analysis in earlier key works.

“A Message for Yehud” sums up what has been judged to be a fundamental motivation underlying the whole book, a conviction that the obligation to “seek the Lord” in the light of the Torah and prophetic texts must be laid on the hearts of the community of Yehud in the fourth century BCE. To this end, using Samuel-Kings as a basis, Chronicles reviewed pre-exilic royal history for positive and negative clues as to how the generation for which it was written might achieve this spiritual ideal. In the book, Allen shows how this program was communicated all through the book by literary and rhetorical means.

Key Features

• Attempts to give back to Chronicles the honor it warrants, as an incentive for further study
• Makes the perfect resource for beginners in Chronicles and includes literary leads for more advanced study
• Sets out a basic approach to Chronicles, one that incorporates insights from over two decades of subsequent scholarship, yet remains grounded in earlier works of substance

Contents

• Context
• Interpretations
• Authorship
• Themes

Praise for 1 & 2 Chronicles: An Introduction and Study Guide

Leslie C. Allen's fine introduction and study guide leads readers from clear discussions of introductory questions through concise analysis of the text, including a cogent presentation of the Chronicler's message to the post-exilic community of Yehud. Highly recommended, especially for beginning students.

Mark A. Throntveit, Elva B. Lovell Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, USA

An accessible first guide to the riches of 1 & 2 Chronicles featuring a careful description of what it actually says, a judicious survey of some of its leading themes, and a summary of the rapidly burgeoning scholarship on this vital topic.

H. G. M. Williamson, Emeritus Regius Professor of Hebrew, University of Oxford, UK

Product Details

• Title: 1 & 2 Chronicles: An Introduction and Study Guide: A Message for Yehud (T&T Clark’s Study Guides to the Old Testament)
• Author: Leslie C. Allen
• Series: T&T Clark’s Study Guides to the Old Testament
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Pages: 160
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• ISBNs: 9780567697028, 9780567697011, 0567697029, 0567697010
• Resource ID: LLS:CHRNCLSNNTRSTGD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:39:57Z

About Leslie C. Allen

Leslie Allen joined the School of Theology in 1983 as professor of Old Testament and served in that capacity until 2004. He is now senior professor of Old Testament. Commentaries Allen has written include Jeremiah in the Old Testament Library, Psalms and Ezekiel in the Word Biblical Commentary, and Chronicles in The New Interpreter’s Bible. Additionally he has been published in various books and scholarly journals including the Harvard Theological Review and the Journal of Theological Studies. In addition to mentoring PhD students, Allen teaches courses on the Hebrew Prophets, Writings, Psalms, and Lamentations. He is involved in associations in both the U.K. and the U.S. including the Society for Old Testament Study, Tyndale Fellowship, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature. He was also the recipient of the National Endowment for the Humanities Travel to Collections Grant in 1988.