The Deuteronomist's Prophet : Narrative Control of Approval and Disapproval in the Story of Jehu (2 Kings 9 and 10) (Hardcover)

Chapter One: Introduction 1 Excursus: Personal Theological Commitments 9 and the Task Undertaken Chapter Two: Methodology 15 2.0 Introduction 15 2.1 Methodology 15 2.2 Methodology in the Broader Context of Literary Scholarship 21 2.3 Working the methodology in the Jehu narrative 35 Chapter Three: Overview of Treatment of Prophetic Narratives 40 Within the Deuteronomistic History 3.0 Introduction 40 3.1 Historical-Critical Beginnings 41 3.2 Pre-Dtr Prophetic Sources 43 3.3 Pre-Dtr Sources Examined by Form-Critical Methodology: 49 The Prophetic Narratives as Folktales and Legends 3.4 DtrG and a Subsequent Prophetic Redaction 53 3.5 Prophetic Narratives Read Holistically Within the History 57 Chapter Four: Narrative Analysis-2 Kings 9 69 Scene One The Commission of the Young Prophet (9:1-4) 69 Scene Two The Anointing of Jehu (9:5-10) 77 Excursus: Repetition and Discrepancy in the 81 Prophetic Word (9:6-10) Scene Three Jehu's Acclamation (9:11-16) 96 Scene Four Jehu's Ride to Jezreel (9:17-20) 108 Scene Five and Scene Six Elijah's Word at Naboth's Field; Judgment Against 115 Jehoram and Ahaziah (9:21-29) Scene Seven Jezebel's Death and the Word of the LORD (9:30-37) 131 Chapter Five: Narrative Analysis-2 Kings 10 145 Scene One and Scene Two Jehu's Two Letters (10:1-8) 145 Scene Three Jehu Before the People (10:9-11) 161 Scene Four The Relatives at Beth-eked (10:12-14) 169 Scene Five Jehu's Zeal for the LORD (10:15-17) 176 Scene Six The Sacrifice at the House of Baal (10:18-28) 188 Part One - The Preparation of the Sacrifice (10:18-24) 188 Part Two - The House of Baal is Eradicated (10:25-28) 199 Scene Seven The Final Word on Jehu (10:29-33) 205 Epilogue The Conclusion of the Reign (10:34-36) 218 Chapter Six: Worship and Word: Jehu and Deuteronomistic Theology 223 6.0 Introduction 223 6.1 2 Kings 9 and 10-Its Contribution to a Deuteronomistic 225 Theology of Worship 6.1.1 Salom and Jehu 225 Excursus: Initial Exploration of the Meaning of Salom 227 6.1.2 Contrasted and Completed Characters: Analogies 240 of Worshiping Kings 6.2 2 Kings 9 and 10-Its Contribution to a Deuteronomistic 249 Theology of the Prophetic Word 6.2.1 The Inevitability of the Prophetic Word 250 6.2.2 The Control of the Prophetic Word 256 Chapter Seven: Conclusion 276 Table One 283 Epilogue 285 Bibliography 286