Appreciation of Pancratius C. Beentjes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Appreciation of Pancratius C. Beentjes XI
4. Contents XIII
5. Abbreviations XV
6. Chronicles and Ben Sira: Questions of Genre 1
7. Aaron’s Polyvalent Role according to Ben Sira 27
8. Canonical Assimilation in Ben Sira’s Portrayal of Joshua and Samuel 57
9. The Warrior-Poet of Israel: The Significance of David’s Battles in Chronicles and Ben Sira 79
10. 1 Chronicles 16: The Chronicler’s Psalm and Its View of History 97
11. The Temple in Samuel–Kings and Chronicles 123
12. Solomon in Chronicles and Ben Sira: A Study in Contrasts 139
13. Rehoboam Meets Machiavelli 159
14. Elijah as Reconciler of Father and Son: From 1 Kings 16:34 and Malachi 3:22-24 to Ben Sira 48:1-11 and Luke 1:13-17 173
15. Sirach 48:17-25 and the Isaiah-Book: Hezekiah and Isaiah in the Book of Sirach and the Reader-Oriented Perspective of the Isaiah-Book 191
16. Saint or Sinner? Manasseh in Chronicles 211
17. Josiah and His Prophet(s) in Chronicles and Ben Sira: An Intertextual Comparison 231
18. More than a Pawn in their Game: Zedekiah and the Fall of Jerusalem in 2 Chronicles 36:11-21 257
19. New Elements in Ben Sira’s Portrait of the High Priest Simon in Sirach 50 273
20. Why Some Women Were Included in the Genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1–9 291
21. The Absence of Named Women from Ben Sira’s Praise of the Ancestors 301
22. The Review of History in Ben Sira 44–50 and Wisdom 10–19 319
23. Bibliography of Pancratius C. Beentjes 1974–2011 335
24. Contributors 359
25. Index of Ancient Sources 361
26. Index of Modern Authors 377
27. Index of Subjects 383