First and Second Chronicles

by John C. Endres

Publisher:

Liturgical Press

, 2012

Overview

This commentary highlights the special character of First and Second Chronicles by pointing out subtle ways in which the chronicler changes the story of Israel. Many of these slight changes in wording reflect theological shifts in the post-Exillic era. The chronicler sees a need for a strong spiritual center that is clearly located in the Jerusalem temple and its life of worship and prayer. Alienated northern tribes may enter this religious world by participating in temple worship. New and original materials describe the services and the roles of Levites and priests at the temple. Kings foster worship and demonstrate a spirituality of repentance. Israel can again become a people united if all join together in worship. To the discouraged, this history offers hope.

Product Details

• Title: First and Second Chronicles
• Author: John C. Endres
• Series: The New Collegeville Bible Commentary
• Volume: 10
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. 1 Chronicles › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. 2 Chronicles › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780814628447, 0814628443
• Resource ID: LLS:NCBC13CH1
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:25:10Z

About John C. Endres

Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley Professor of Sacred Scripture (Old Testament) Core Doctoral Faculty Member At GTU since 1982 M.A., Ph.D. (1982), Vanderbilt University M.Div. (1977), Weston School of Theology A.B. (1964), College of the Holy Cross Phone: [phone] or 510/841-8804 E-mail: [e-mail] Current Research and Teaching Interests * Book of Chronicles * Dead Sea Scrolls * Book of Jubilees * Psalms and Spirituality Selected Publications * Biblical Interpretation in the Book of Jubilees; CBQMS 18 (Washington, D.C.: Catholic Biblical Association of America, 1987). * Chronicles and Its Synoptic Parallels in Samuel, Kings and Related Biblical Texts, editor, (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1998). * A Retreat with the Psalms: Resources for Personal and Communal Prayer, with Elizabeth Liebert, (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2001). * “Prayer of Noah: Jubilees 10:3-6,” pp. 53-58 in: Mark Kiley, ed., Prayer from Alexander to Constantine: A Critical Anthology (London and New York: Routledge, 1997). Includes new translation of the prayer. * “Joyful Worship in Second Temple Judaism,” pp. 155-188 in: Lamontte M. Luker, ed., Passion, Vitality, and Foment: The Dynamics of Second Temple Judaism (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2001). * “Psalms and Spirituality in the 21st Century,” Interpretation 56:2(April 2002): 143-154.