Debating Authority: Concepts of Leadership in the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets

Published by De Gruyter 2018

Debating Authority

Concepts of Leadership in the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets

Edited by: Katharina Pyschny and Sarah Schulz

Volume 507 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110543391

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About this book

Human leadership is a multifaceted topic in the Hebrew Bible. This holds true not only for the final form of the texts, but also for their literary history. A large range of distributions emerges from the successive sharpening or modification of different aspects of leadership. While some of them are combined to a complex figuration of leadership, others remain reserved for certain individuals. Furthermore, it can be considered a consensus within the scholarly debate, that concepts of leadership have a certain connection to the history of ancient Israel which is, though, hard to ascertain. Up to now, all these aspects of (human) leadership have been treated in a rather isolated manner. Against this background,the volume focuses on the different concepts of leadership in the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets. Concepts like "priest", "prophet", "judge", and "king" are examined in a literary, (religious-/tradition-) historical and theological perspective. Hence, the volume contributes to biblical theology and sheds new light on the redaction/reception history of the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets. Not least, it provides valuable insights into the history of religious and/or political “authorities” in Israel and Early Judaism(s).

Author information

Katharina Pyschny, University of Lausanne, Switzerland and Sarah Schulz, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Katharina Pyschny and Sarah Schulz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Debating Authority – Concepts of Leadership in the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets: An Introduction Katharina Pyschny and Sarah Schulz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Concepts of Leadership in the Book of Exodus Wolfgang Oswald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Moses vs. Aaron: The Clash of Prophetic and Priestly Concepts of Leadership in the Pentateuch Christoph Berner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Aaron’s Vestments in Exodus 28 and Priestly Leadership Christophe Nihan and Julia Rhyder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Priestly Leadership in the Book of Leviticus: A Hidden Agenda Thomas Hieke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Leadership and Conflict: Modelling the Charisma of Numbers Christian Frevel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Debated Leadership: Conflicts of Authority and Leadership in Num 16–17 Katharina Pyschny Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
“[...] and the LORD’s Anger was Kindled against Israel” (Num 25:3) – Who’s in Charge and Who’s to Blame?: Punishment, Intercession, and Leadership-Related Competences in Num 25 Kirsten M. Schäfers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
“You Shall Walk Exactly on the Way which YHWH Your God has Commanded You”: Characteristics of Deuteronomy’s Concepts of Leadership Ruth Ebach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Competing Competencies: The Struggle for Authority in Deut 17:8–13 in Comparative Perspective Harald Samuel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
Post mortem Mosi: Conceptualizing Leadership in the Book of Joshua Joachim J. Krause Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Gideon, a Liminal Leader: The Transformation of Leadership Concepts in Judg 6–8 Sarah Schulz and Manuel Schäfer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
The Structures of Offices in the Heroic Narratives and Judge Narratives and Their Literary-Historical Development Friedrich-Emanuel Focken Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Samuel’s Political Career Hannes Bezzel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Saul, the Charismatic King: Concepts of Political Leadership in 1Sam 11 Reinhard Müller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
From David to Solomon, from Crisis to Leadership Till Magnus Steiner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288
Prophetic Leadership in the Books of Kings Ruth Sauerwein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	302
The Unique Status of Jehu’s Dynasty Jonathan Miles Robker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	314
Debating Authority – Concepts of Leadership in the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets: A Synthesis Katharina Pyschny and Sarah Schulz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	344
Index of Ancient Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars and Students of Theology, Jewish Studies, Hebrew Bible Studies, ANE Studies, History of ancient Israel.
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 357
Keywords: Leadership; Pentateuch; Former Prophets

eBook

Published: July 23, 2018
ISBN: 9783110543391

Hardcover

Published: July 23, 2018
ISBN: 9783110540703