Chronicles
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Chronicles is a biblical historical book that recounts and interprets the history of Israel and Judah, focusing on their kings, temple worship, and covenant relationship with God.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chronicles canonical | 8 |
| chronicles | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament book
ⓘ
biblical book ⓘ historical book of the Bible ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Divrei Hayamim ⓘ |
| audience | post-exilic community of Judah ⓘ |
| canonicalIn |
Catholic canon
ⓘ
Jewish canon ⓘ Orthodox canon ⓘ Protestant canon ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of religious reforms
ⓘ
genealogies ⓘ lists of temple officials ⓘ royal narratives ⓘ |
| coversPeriodFrom | genealogies from Adam ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo |
Cyrus Cylinder
ⓘ
surface form:
decree of Cyrus of Persia
|
| emphasizes |
Davidic covenant
ⓘ
surface form:
Davidic kingship
Jewish Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem temple
Levitical priesthood ⓘ faithfulness to the covenant ⓘ proper worship ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
covenant relationship with God
ⓘ
history of Israel ⓘ history of Judah ⓘ Jeroboam I ⓘ
surface form:
kings of Israel
kings of Judah ⓘ temple worship ⓘ |
| genre | theological history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Divrei Hayamim
ⓘ
surface form:
1 Chronicles
Books of Chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
2 Chronicles
|
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| mentions |
King David
ⓘ
Hezekiah ⓘ
surface form:
King Hezekiah
Josiah ⓘ
surface form:
King Josiah
King Solomon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| placeInJewishCanon | last book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kings
ⓘ
Samuel ⓘ |
| sourceMaterial |
books of Kings
ⓘ
books of Samuel ⓘ royal annals and records ⓘ |
| structure | two-part work ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
centrality of the temple
ⓘ
importance of seeking God ⓘ restoration and hope ⓘ retribution theology ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
Ezra–Nehemiah
ⓘ
surface form:
Ezra
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
chronicles