Search for dissertations about: "2 Kings"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words 2 Kings.

  2. 1. Kings at Karnak : a study of the treatment of the monuments of royal predecessors in the early New Kingdom

    Author : Gun Björkman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Historical cultures; Historiska kulturer;

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  4. 2. Actor and Event : Military Activity in Ancient Egyptian Narrative Texts from Tuthmosis II to Merenptah

    Author : Patrik Lundh; Kim Ryholt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Ancient Egypt; military texts; Tuthmosis III; Amenhotep II; Ramesses II; Battle of Megiddo; Battle of Kadesh; Egyptian empire; New Kingdom; Merenptah; military expeditions; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; Egyptology; egyptologi;

    Abstract : This study treats the function of the military writings of ancient Egypt, from Tuthmosis II to Merenptah (c. 1492–1203 B.C.). READ MORE

  5. 3. The Text of 2 Chronicles 1-16 : A Critical Edition with Textual Commentary

    Author : Kjell Hognesius; Emanuel Tov; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Old Testament exegesis; Bible; Old Testament; 2 Chronicles; critical edition; eclectic text; Chronicler; parallel sections; synoptic text; 1 Kings; Vorlage; emendation; conjecture; original text; Masoretic text; Hebrew manuscripts; versions; Septuagint; retroversion; commentary; Gamla testamentets exegetik; Old Testament exegesis; Gamla testamentets exegetik; Gamla testamentets exegetik; Old Testament Exegesis;

    Abstract : Textual criticism has for a long time been a somewhat neglected field of research within the discipline of Old Testament studies, at least as compared with New Testament studies and the field of Classics. With the exception of scholarly editions of the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, what have been analysed are individual passages rather than whole books. READ MORE

  6. 4. Aram as the enemy friend : The ideological role of Aram in the composition of Genesis - 2 Kings

    Author : Carl-Johan Axskjöld; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Aram; Aram-Damascus; Aram-Zobah; Balaam; Ben-hadad; composition; Cushan-rishathaim; Davidic Empire; deuteronomistic history; Deuteronomy; double redaction hypothesis; Genesis; Hadadezer; Hazael; ideology; ideological; instrument; Judges; 1 and 2 Kings; kinship; Laban; Naaman; Numbers; redaction criticism; Rezin; Rezon; 1 and 2 Samuel; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; gamla testamentets exegetik; Old Testament Exegesis;

    Abstract : The present study deals with the ideological role of Aram according to their representation in Genesis-2 Kings. This investigation shows that the functions and picture of Aram are more often positive than not. Genesis establishes the kinship between Aram and Israel, the patriarchs being obviously Arameans. READ MORE

  7. 5. A Passing Power : An Examination of the Sources for the History of Aram-Damascus in the Second Half of the Ninth Century B.C

    Author : Sigurdur Hafthorsson; Stig Norin; Dag Oredsson; Hans Barstad; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Biblical studies; 1 Kings; 2 Kings; Adad-idri; Adad-nirari III; Ahab; Aram; Aramaic; Aram-Damascus; Arslan-Tash; Ashtaroth; Assyriology; Bar-Hadad; Ben-Hadad; Bethsaida; Bible; biblical archaeology; bit-hilani; Black Obelisk; empire; Damascus; Hazael; Hazor; hegemony; Iron Age II; Melqart; Old Testament; Ramoth Gilead; Shalmaneser III; Tel Dan; Zakkur; Bibelvetenskap exegetik; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; gamla testamentets exegetik; Old Testament Exegesis;

    Abstract : Much has been written about the kingdom of Aram-Damascus, and if one considers the scarcity of the source material, one could almost say: too much! One of the results of this study is that our historical sources do not support such an extensive history of this kingdom as some scholars have written. The study is a thorough examination of both textual and archaeological sources for the history of the kingdom of Aram-Damascus. READ MORE