The expansion of Judah in II Chronicles: Territorial legitimation for the Hasmoneans?

Israel Finkelstein*

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Abstract

The article deals with the descriptions of Judah's territorial expansion in sections of II Chronicles that do not appear in Kings. It suggests that these accounts, which represent a central theme in Chronicles, were written in order to legitimize Hasmonean territorial expansion. More precisely, the article focuses the spotlight on the days of John Hyrcanus, in the late 2nd century BCE.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)669-695
Number of pages27
JournalZeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Volume127
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Dec 2015

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