Deuteronomistic history

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Deuteronomistic history is a scholarly term for the biblical narrative running from Deuteronomy through Kings, shaped by a distinct theological perspective that interprets Israel’s history in light of covenant faithfulness and apostasy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament corpus ⓘ
biblical scholarly concept ⓘ
historiographical construct ⓘ
theological interpretation of history ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Deuteronomistic History ⓘ
Deuteronomistic corpus ⓘ
Deuteronomistic historical work ⓘ
associatedWithScholar Martin Noth ⓘ
beginsWith Moses’ speeches in Deuteronomy ⓘ
characterizedBy editorial comments ⓘ
evaluation of kings by covenant standards ⓘ
formulaic language ⓘ
sermonic speeches ⓘ
chronologicalScope from entry into the land to the Babylonian exile ⓘ
endsWith Babylonian exile of Judah’s king ⓘ
fall of Jerusalem ⓘ
focusesOn history of Israel ⓘ
history of Judah ⓘ
hasPart Book of 1 Kings ⓘ
linked to: 1 Kings

Book of 1 Samuel ⓘ
linked to: 1 Samuel

Book of 2 Kings ⓘ
Book of 2 Samuel ⓘ
linked to: 2 Samuel

Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ
Book of Joshua ⓘ
Book of Judges ⓘ
linked to: Judges
influencedBy Deuteronomic law code ⓘ
interpretivePrinciple disobedience brings curse ⓘ
history interpreted through covenant ⓘ
obedience brings blessing ⓘ
keyWork Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien ⓘ
language Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
proposalDate 1943 ⓘ
proposedBy Martin Noth ⓘ
redactionTheory Deuteronomist (Dtr) as editor ⓘ
multiple redaction layers (later scholarship) ⓘ
single exilic redactor (Noth’s view) ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
scholarlyDebate dating of composition ⓘ
extent of Deuteronomistic editing ⓘ
unity versus diversity of the work ⓘ
scripturalSectionOf Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Bible
theologicalTheme blessing and curse ⓘ
centralization of worship ⓘ
covenant apostasy ⓘ
covenant faithfulness ⓘ
exclusive worship of Yahweh ⓘ
obedience to the law ⓘ
prophetic fulfillment ⓘ
repentance and restoration ⓘ
retributive theology ⓘ
sin and punishment ⓘ

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Davidic covenant → developedIn → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
1 Samuel → partOf → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
2 Samuel → partOf → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Pharaoh’s daughter → religiousContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Gibeah → scripturalTradition → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Asherah → condemnedIn → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Book of 2 Kings → literaryTradition → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Book of 2 Kings → partOf → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Abdon → sourceTradition → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Samson → partOf → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Deuteronomistic history → alsoKnownAs → Deuteronomistic History ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history
Deuteronomistic history → alsoKnownAs → Deuteronomistic historical work ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history
Deuteronomistic history → alsoKnownAs → Deuteronomistic corpus ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history
Deuteronomistic history → redactionTheory → Deuteronomist (Dtr) as editor ⓘ
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Tamar → genreContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Uriah the Hittite → scripturalGenre → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Death of Absalom → partOf → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Saul–David conflict → tradition → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Jezebel → genreContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Abinadab → scripturalContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Israelite conquest of Canaan → partOf → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Battle of Ai → textualTradition → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
subject linked to: battle of Ai
Othniel → scripturalTradition → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Delilah → genreContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Tola → religiousTextContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Chemosh → condemnedIn → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Abijah → sourceTradition → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Jedidah → religiousTextContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Mount Seir → appearsIn → Deuteronomic history ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history
Gibeonite treaty → genreContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Thomas Römer → researchInterest → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Thomas Römer → hasWritten → The So-Called Deuteronomistic History ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history
Eli → literaryGenreContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Sisera → genreContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Judge of Israel → scripturalGenreContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Pirathon in Ephraim → religiousTextContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Israelite war against Benjamin → scripturalTradition → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Micaiah → literaryCharacterIn → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
subject linked to: prophet Micaiah
Naboth’s vineyard → genreContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Ben-hadad of Aram → biblicalContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Asaiah → scripturalContext → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
subject linked to: Asaiah a servant of the king
Chronistic History → reinterprets → Deuteronomistic History ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history
Martin Noth → fieldOfWork → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien → focusesOn → Deuteronomistic History ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history
Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien → proposesConcept → Deuteronomistic History ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history
Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien → introducedTerm → Deuteronomistic History ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history
Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien → hasInfluenceOn → Old Testament historiography ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history
Deuteronomic law code → associatedWith → Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
Deuteronomic law code → influenced → Deuteronomistic theology ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomistic history