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Chronicles As The Intended Conclusion To The Hebrew Scriptures, Peter E. Shields
Chronicles As The Intended Conclusion To The Hebrew Scriptures, Peter E. Shields
Channels: Where Disciplines Meet
This paper seeks to demonstrate an intentional placement of the book of Chronicles at the end of the Hebrew Bible in order for it to function as the theological summary of the Old Testament canon. An overview of a canonical approach to Scripture is given, starting with a proposed explanation for the final shape of the Hebrew Bible, namely that it is a composed theological book. External witnesses are examined, and each option for the books placement within these witnesses are evaluated. The internal evidence within the text itself is also evaluated in order to infer the intentions of the …