The Oxford Handbook of the Books of Kings

Steven L. McKenzie is Professor of Religious Studies and Spence L. Wilson Senior Research Fellow at Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee. His previous books include King David: A Biography and How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature—Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today. Matthieu Richelle is Professor of Old Testament Exegesis at the Université catholique de Louvain, in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He has published sixty scholarly articles and five books, including Interpreting Israel's Scriptures: A Practical Guide to the Exegesis of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and 2 Rois 2,19-13,25: Le cycle d'Elisée, an exegetical commentary on the Elisha cycle.

Introduction, Steve McKenzie and Matthieu Richelle

Text and Language
1. Reading and Assessing the Books of Kings Manuscripts from Qumran, Eibert Tigchelaar
2. Greek Versions of the Books of Kings, Julio Trebolle Barrera
3. Other Ancient Versions of the Books of Kings, Pablo Torijano and Andrés Piquer Otero
4. Textual History of the Books of Kings, Timo Tekoniemi
5. The Language of the Books of Kings, Laura Hare

Compositional Gistory
6. The Books of Kings, Deuteronomy, and the Deuteronomistic History, Reinhard Müller
7. Theories of Composition of the Books of Kings, Thomas Römer
8. Shared Texts with Isaiah and Jeremiah, Henk de Waard

Literary Overtures
9. Solomon and Jeroboam I, Jonathan Robker
10. Elijah and Elisha, Suzie Park
11. Jezebel and Jehu, Lissa Wray Beal
12. Hezekiah and Josiah, Lowell Handy

History
13. Iron Age Inscriptions and the Book of Kings: A Window into Geo-Politics, Languages, and Literacies, Alice Mandell
14. Royal Chronology, Steven L. McKenzie and David Villar Vegas
15. The Archaeology of the