What do you think of these last chapters in terms of genre? Do they match up best to the criteria we said in class were characteristic of prophecy ("thus saith the Lord voice, people seeking out a divine message, persecution/rejection of the prophet, vindication of the prophet, etc.) the characteristics we said were typical of history (addressing what happened, when it happened, and why questions), tragedy (characters and themes of sufficient magnitude, etc.) or anti-tragedy (things that match the tragic form, but reflecting a situation where break-down has progressed so far that pure tragedy is no longer possible)? Support your answer by citing specific passage in these chapters that support your view.
I think second Kings reads more like history especially how in chapters 21 and 22 the names and ages are blatantly bandied out like a girl showing off a new dress, Except I find the dress to be historical narrative and the girl is an analogy that I couldn't come up with a decent parallel without sounding odd.
ReplyDeleteIn any case this to me sound like history, listing solid events and the actions that came from it and what happens after but in a very bullet list type of way. even chapter 19 and 23 have elements of this. "And then the king gathered up all the elders to..." This is history book layout I tell you what!