I think that the book is a valuable addition to academic literature on interpretation of Kings and on the Deuteronomistic History in general and also an interesting read for those interested in serious reflection on the history, present, and future of biblical exegesis and challenges to its methodology.

Review of Biblical Literature

The book provides a helpful discussion of this difficult chapter with an eye to the wider methodological issues involved in biblical interpretation.

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

Paul Hedley Jones presents a coherent reading of 1 Kings 13 that is attentive to literary, historical and theological concerns. Beginning with a summary and evaluation of Karl Barth’s overtly theological exposition of the chapter – as set out in his Church Dogmatics – Jones explores how this analysis was received and critiqued by Barth's academic peers, who focused on very different questions, priorities and methods. By highlighting substantive material in the text for further investigation, Jones sheds light on a range of hermeneutical issues that support exegetical work unseen, and additionally provides a wider scope of opinion into the conversation by reviewing the work of other scholars whose methods and priorities also diverge from those of Barth and his contemporaries. After evaluating four additional in-depth readings of 1 Kings 13, Jones presents a more theoretical discussion about perceived dichotomies in biblical studies that tend to surface regularly in methodological debates. This volume culminates with Jones’ original exposition of the chapter, which offers an interpretation that reads 1 Kings 13 as a narrative analogy, where the figure of Josiah functions as a hermeneutical key to understanding the dynamics of the story.
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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. Introduction2. Karl Barth on 1 Kings 133. Klopfenstein’s Evaluation of Barth4. Seventy Years of Scholarship5. Hermeneutical and Methodological Issues6. Bosworth: Revisiting Barth7. Josiah as the Man of God from Judah: A Literary-Theological Reading of 1 Kings 138. ConclusionBibliographyIndex
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This book explores a range of approaches to understanding the strange story of 1 Kings 13, drawing on insights from the work of Karl Barth.
Provides a case study in exegetical method that accounts for a plethora of methods/approaches
Over the last 40 years this pioneering series has established an unrivaled reputation for cutting-edge international scholarship in Biblical Studies and has attracted leading authors and editors in the field. The series takes many original and creative approaches to its subjects, including innovative work from historical and theological perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and more recent developments in cultural studies and reception history.
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ISBN
9780567695260
Publisert
2021-04-08
Utgiver
Vendor
T.& T.Clark Ltd
Vekt
558 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272

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Biographical note

Paul Hedley Jones is both the Principal of, and lectures in Old Testament/Hebrew and Homiletics, at Trinity College Queensland, Australia.