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
surface form: Deuteronomistic History

Deuteronomistic history
surface form: Deuteronomistic corpus

Deuteronomistic history
surface form: 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 1 Kings
surface form: Book of 1 Kings

1 Samuel
surface form: Book of 1 Samuel

Book of 2 Kings
2 Samuel
surface form: Book of 2 Samuel

Book of Deuteronomy
Book of Joshua
Judges
surface form: Book of Judges
influencedBy Deuteronomic law code
interpretivePrinciple disobedience brings curse
history interpreted through covenant
obedience brings blessing
keyWork Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien
language Hebrew
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
proposalDate 1943
proposedBy Martin Noth
redactionTheory Deuteronomistic history self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
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
this entity surface form: Deuteronomistic History
Deuteronomistic history alsoKnownAs Deuteronomistic history
this entity surface form: Deuteronomistic historical work
Deuteronomistic history alsoKnownAs Deuteronomistic history
this entity surface form: Deuteronomistic corpus
Deuteronomistic history redactionTheory Deuteronomistic history self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Deuteronomist (Dtr) as editor
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 surface form: 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 Deuteronomistic history
this entity surface form: Deuteronomic history
Gibeonite treaty genreContext Deuteronomistic history