Stručni rad
United Monarchy and Jeroboam's Schism
Karlo Višaticki
orcid.org/0000-0003-4683-4812
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Đakovo, Hrvatska
Sanela Milišić
Sažetak
From biblical reports in the First and Second Book of Samuel, First Book of Kings, and other biblical writings and non-biblical documents, we are given an overview of the origin of the monarchy in Israel. The Bible texts, in the form known to us today, were edited much later and from a particular theological perspective. We should look at them as theological, rather than historical texts, because they fit neither classical nor modern historiography. The “united monarchy” lasted for a hundred years, as shown in the biblical texts. The texts can be classified as pro-monarchical and anti-monarchical, but they are not clearly distinguished in the biblical books. By the order of God, and against his own will, Samuel anointed Saul as the first king of Israel. Because Saul refused God’s order, Samuel received an order to anoint David as king. The biblical texts show two sides of David. On the one hand, he is a successful and pious king and, on the other, a negative character who, among others, sinned against his soldier Uriah and his wife. His successor, Solomon, came to power through struggles and intrigues. On the one hand, he is known as the wise man par excellence in Israel, on the other, his rule is very extravagant and his subjects can hardly wait for his reign to end. After Solomon, the kingdom is divided into North and South, Israel and Judah. Jeroboam, who fled from Solomon to Egypt, returns to Israel after Solomon's death and splits off ten northern tribes from Judah, because Roboam, Solomon's successor, intended to continue to rule with an iron hand like Solomon. By a later Deuteronomic author, Jeroboam's reign was rated as "the original sin", because in addition to the political division of the kingdom he also caused the religious division; he made two golden calves and placed them, one north, in Dan, and one south, in Bethel, for the Israelites to worship and to make pilgrimage. The same was considered as idolatry, because the Lord, Yahweh, could be legitimately worshiped only in Jerusalem, according to the Deuteronomic author.
Ključne riječi
Samuel; Saul; David; Solomon; united monarchy; Jeroboam; Jeroboam's schism
Hrčak ID:
86479
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Datum izdavanja:
27.9.2012.
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