Huldah’s oracle : the origin of the Chronicler’s typical style?
Date
2012-10
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AOSIS Open Journal
Abstract
Scholars of Chronicles normally emphasise that the Chronicler used typical words and
phrases in those parts that belong to his Sondergut. Amongst these are phrases like ‘to humble
yourself’, ‘to seek Yahweh’, and ‘not to forsake Yahweh’. The writer’s typical changes to the
burial notices of the royal narratives also belong in this category. Something which is often
overlooked, however, is that many of these features already occur in the narrative about
Huldah’s oracle (2 Chr 34:19–28) which was taken over with only minor changes from the
Deuteronomistic version (2 Ki 22:11–20). My paper investigates whether or not the Huldah
oracle could have served as theological paradigm according to which the Chronicler
developed his own unique style. If so, the investigation will prompt me to revisit the issue of
how continuity and discontinuity, with the older historiographical tradition, characterise the
identity negotiation process that we witness in this literature.
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The original publication is available at http://www.ve.org.za
Publication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.
Publication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.
Keywords
Bible. Chronicles -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Prophecies, Huldah (Biblical prophetess)
Citation
Jonker, L. C. 2012. Huldah’s oracle : the origin of the Chronicler’s typical style?. Verbum Et Ecclesia, 33(1), doi:10.4102/ve.v33i1.714.