![]() The editor/compilers who probably experienced the exilic suffering, in an attempt to understand this untold disaster, tried to interpret the events in the light of disobedience to the law of Yahweh. The events were abundantly illustrated in the archaeological discoveries in Palestine. The reality of exile and the suffering of the children of Israel that accompanied it cannot be denied since we have ample biblical records and sufficient confirmation in non-biblical records. This paper is a critical examination of Deuteronomic theology of suffering as it affects the disaster that befell Judah in 597 and 586 BCE. Program Unit: African Biblical Hermeneutics The Deuteronomist(s) Interpretation of Exilic Suffering in African Perspective This text should be seen in connection with the post-exilic redaction of Deuteronomy, because it is only here, that we find the concept of „hakkohanîm hallevijîm“! 1st, the critique of dtrH (Book of Kings) against the cultic deviations in Israel and Judah, 2nd, the prophetic critique of Samuel who warned Israel because of the negative impact of kingship on Israel and preparing the king's mishpat for them, 3rd, the critical perspective in Dtn 17,14-17.18-20 responding to 1 Sam 8.10, which alters the concept of 1 Sam 10,25. If the author of 1 Sam 8 had known Dtn 17,18-20 even in connection with Dtn 17,14-17 there would not have been any reason for him to tell us a story about Samuel the prophet who thought it necessary to warn Israel and to give them a note about the king's rights! So there seem to be different layers in the development of critique concerning the kingship in the dtr school. But it is obvious that Dtn 17,18-20 is an alternative message towards the narrative in 1 Sam 8,10-18 11,25. The Law of the King in Dtn 17 usually is considered as a late dtr addition to the dtn Code. ![]() ![]() Reinhard Achenbach, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster ![]() The King and the Priestly Torah (Deuteronomy 17:14–20) ![]()
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