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The Books of Chronicles and Ben Sira 44-50 both rewrite previous biblical history in different ways. While the postexilic Books of Chronicles rewrite earlier narratives from Samuel and Kings, Ben Sira's Praise of the Ancestors offers a new presentation of biblical history from the Genesis patriarchs to Nehemiah, prior to the praise of the high priest Simon. Whereas older scholarship regarded the historiography of Chronicles and Ben Sira as secondary and derivative, today there is renewed interest in these works as significant theological and cultural documents. Both Chronicles and Ben Sira present a theological message that involves the creation of a national identity centered on temple piety. The essays in this volume investigate how both works rewrite their source materials on particular biblical characters and themes. Some chapters consider the portrayal of kings like David, Rehoboam, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Josiah, and Zedekiah. Other chapters deal with prophets like Samuel and Elijah, while further essays offer perspectives on Ben Sira's Praise of the Ancestors as a whole. This Festschrift honors Professor Pancratius C. Beentjes, who has made a significant contribution to scholarly research into the Books of Chronicles and Ben Sira.

Bible --- Criticism, interpretation, etc --- 222.7 --- 223.7 --- 221 <082> --- Kronieken. Ezra. Nehemia --- Wijsheid. Wijsheid van Jesus Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) --- Bijbel: Oud Testament--Feestbundels. Festschriften --- Bible. --- Chronicles (Book of the Old Testament) --- Divre ha-yamim (Book of the Old Testament) --- Paralipomenon (Book of the Old Testament) --- Yŏktae kisŏ (Book of the Old Testament) --- Yŏktaegi (Book of the Old Testament) --- Chronikbuch (Book of the Old Testament) --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Festschrift - Libri Amicorum --- Ben Sira (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Book of Ben Sira (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Book of Sirach (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Ecclesiasticus (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Ḥokhmat Shimʻon ben Sira (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Ḥokhmat Yehoshuʻa ben Sira (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Jesus Sirach (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Sefer Ben Sira (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Sefer Ḥokhmat Yehoshuʻa ben Sira (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Sirach (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Sirachbuch (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Wisdom of Ben Sira (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Wisdom of Sirach (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Words of Simeon ben Jeshua (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Altes Testament. --- Ben Sira. --- Books of Chronicles. --- Chronikbücher. --- Ecclesiasticus. --- Jesus Sirach. --- Old Testament. --- RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament.