Lowell K. Handy

Hezekiah and the Dialogue of Memory

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Professor Park provides an insightful and judicious study of the memory of Hezekiah as recorded in the biblical accounts of his reign. By selecting three events recorded concerning this king of Judah and tracing out the changes in their reporting in the biblical texts of Kings, Chronicles, and Isaiah, she reveals not only a redactional process in Hezekiah memory but a rapidly changing context in which the king’s memory is useful. The detailed, while completely readable, investigation of texts rereading earlier texts provides a view into the scribal labor of ancient Judah. This is a masterful work that should inform scholars in biblical history and literature for years to come.”