Books by Date (Study Guide): 1st-Millennium BC Books, Books by Year, Book of Genesis, Book of Joel, Books of Kings, Book of Obadiah

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (books not included). Pages: 112. Not illustrated. Chapters: 1st-Millennium Bc Books, Books by Year, Book of Genesis, Book of Joel, Books of Kings, Book of Obadiah, List of Years in Literature, List of Years in Australian Literature, 1st Millennium Bc Books. Excerpt: The Books of Kings (Hebrew: ) are books included in the Hebrew Bible. They were originally written in Hebrew and are recognised as scripture by Judaism and Christianity. According to Biblical chronology, the events in the Books of Kings occurred between the 10th and 6th centuries BCE. The books contain accounts of the kings of the ancient Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) and the Kingdom of Judah. They contain the annals of the Jewish commonwealth from the accession of Solomon until the subjugation of the kingdom by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians (apparently a period of about four hundred and fifty-three years). The Books of Kings synchronize with 1 Chronicles 28 2 Chronicles 36:21. While in the Chronicles greater prominence is given to the priestly or Levitical office, in the Kings greater prominence is given to the royal and prophetic offices. Kings appears to have been written considerably earlier than Chronicles and as such is generally considered a more reliable historical source. Kings concludes a series of historical books, beginning with Joshua, known as the Former Prophets. According to the documentary hypothesis, these works derive from the D source, compiled by the deuteronomist writers, who edited Kings during and after the Babylonian captivity. 1 and 2 Kings (like 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Chronicles) are actually one literary work; in Hebrew tradition they are simply Kings. The division of this work into two books was introduced by the translators of the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament), and was subsequently followed ...