The Reforming Kings: Cult and Society in First Temple Judah

by Rich Lowry

An illuminating examination of the emergence of deuteronomic theology in pre-exilic Judah. Judaean deuteronomism grew as a response to the social unrest of the Assyrian period, channelling popular discontent away from the Davidic monarchy and towards foreign imperialism. The author brings together different strands of current scholarship, studying the economy of monarchical Judah and Israel, and examining the commanding social role of the Davidic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441100520
• ISBN13: 9781441100528
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"