E-6: The Untold Story of King Manasseh

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Dedication VI
3. Contents V
4. Introduction 1
5. A: Introductory Chapters to “The Untold Story of the Kingdom of Judah”
6. A-1: Introduction 3
7. A-2: History, Historiography, and the Biblical Text 13
8. A-3: The Time and Purpose of the Book of Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomistic Ideology 19
9. A-4: When was the Biblical Historiography Written? Which Sources did it Rely on? Which Ideas Guided its Writing? 27
10. A-5: “Israel” in the Hebrew Bible and the “History of Israel” 37
11. A-6: The Untold Story of the Conquest of the Land: Shaping the Character of Joshua, the Cultic Reform and the Deuteronomic Law of the Ban 53
12. B: “In Sight, in Mind, but Far Away in Time”: The Untold Stories of Ancient Jerusalem
13. B-1: What was Left Untold Because it was Self-Evident to the Authors and Readers of the Biblical Descriptions about Ancient Jerusalem 65
14. B-2: The Untold Story of the History of Jerusalem Before its Conquest under David 77
15. B-3: The Untold Story of David’s Conquest of Jerusalem 85
16. B-4: The Untold Story of Shishak’s Campaign and Jerusalem’s Role in It 93
17. B-5: The Untold Story of How to Make Renovations in the Temple and How Solomon’s Altar was Replaced with a New Aramaean Altar 101
18. C: “Out of Sight, Out of Mind – and Far Away in Time”: The Untold Stories of the Lowlands (Shephelah) and its History
19. C-1: The Untold Story of the Lowlands and the Tribe of Judah from the Beginning of Biblical History to the Days of Josiah 109
20. C-2: The Untold Story of the Elah Valley Clan 119
21. C-3: The Untold Story of Moreshet-Gath (or: Was the home of Micah the Moreshtite in Azekah?) 129
22. C-4: The Untold Story of the Fate of the Shephelah in Sennacherib’s Campaign 137
23. D: The Untold Stories of the Kingdom of Israel
24. D-1: The Untold Story of How the Israelite “Book of Saviors” Became the Deuteronomistic “Book of Judges” 145
25. D-2: The Untold Story about the War Near the Kishon Stream and the Antecedents and Outcomes of Deborah, Barak, and Jael’s Victory over Jabin, King of Canaan, and Sisera, his Army Commander 159
26. D-3: The Untold Story in the Book of Samuel about Why Saul Went to War against Nahash the Ammonite and Consolidated his Kingdom 171
27. D-4: The Story that was Told of the History of the Kings of Israel and Judah: An Introduction to the Book of Kings 183
28. D-5: Lists of Kings and Memories of Murders, Rebellions and Changes of Dynasties: Information on the First Kings of Israel 193
29. D-6: The Untold Story about the Greatness of the Kingdom of Israel in the days of Omri and Ahab 203
30. D-7: What was Told and What was Left Untold about Jehu’s Rebellion, the Elimination of the Omrides and the Ascension of the Nimshides 215
31. D-8: The Untold Story of the Historical Reality Reflected in Elisha’s Cycle of Stories, Or: Why were these Stories (Mis)inserted into the Description of the Reign of King Joram, the Son of Ahaziah? 225
32. D-9: The Story about Joash, King of Israel, that Was (Partially) Told, but … Not Quite in the Right Place 233
33. D-10: The Untold Story of the Last Glorious Days of the Kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam II 241
34. D-11: The Untold Story of the Last Days of the Kingdom of Israel 249
35. E: The Untold Story about the Kingdom of Judah in the Days of the Biblical Historiographers
36. E-1: The Untold Story of the Hundred Years of Assyrian Rule in Judah 263
37. E-2: The Untold Story of Judah’s Enslavement to Assyria during the Reign of King Ahaz 271
38. E-3: The Untold Story about the Magnificent Administrative Centers that were Established Near Jerusalem and the Changes that Took Place in the Administration of the Kingdom and its Economy in the Days of King Ahaz 279
39. E-4: The Untold Story of the “Temple of Solomon” at Tel Moẓa 291
40. E-5: The Untold Story of Sennacherib’s Campaign and the Fate of Jerusalem, “the City that God had Chosen” 305
41. E-6: The Untold Story of King Manasseh 321
42. E-7: The Untold Story of King Josiah 329
43. E-8: The Untold Story of Jeremiah the Prophet and his Connection to Eli the Priest in Shiloh and Ahituv the Priest in the Days of David 337
44. Concluding Thoughts 349
45. Abstracts 353
46. Abbreviations
47. Bibliography
48. Index