Whom to blame for Judah's doom? A narratological and intertextual Analysis of 2 Kgs 23:30-25:30

• Main Author: Collinet, Benedikt J. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: 2 Kings; Narratology; Babylonian Exile; trauma, guilt, hope; Ã FOS 2012 > HUMANITIES (6) > Philosophy, Ethics, Religion (603) > Theology (6032) > Old Testament studies (603201); 2 Könige; Narratologie; Babylonisches Exil, Trauma, Schuld; Hoffnung; Ã FOS 2012 > GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN (6) > Philosophie, Ethik, Religion (603) > Theologie (6032) > Alttestamentliche Bibelwissenschaft (603201)
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The Babylonian exile is considered one of the worst trauma experiences in the context of HB/OT, with which a multitude of biblical texts are concerned. The final chapters of 2 Kings offer various theological interpretations of how and why the exile had to occur. Narratively, the study approaches the...