{"id":{"repo_id":"tdl","oai_identifier":"oai:tdl-ir.tdl.org:2104/14004"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/tdl/oai:tdl-ir.tdl.org:2104/14004","repository":{"repo_id":"tdl","name":"Texas Digital Library","base_url":"https://tdl-ir.tdl.org/server/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"God king or king of God? : the royal ideology presented through the Deuteronomistic history.","abstract":"The civilizations of the ancient Near East show many signs of cultural exchange and influence. One shared aspect could be royal ideologies. There are common attributes, such as the importance of order and the intertwining of politics and religion. This research involves comparing the reigns of the Mesopotamian kings Hammurabi and Sennacherib with David and Solomon in the Deuteronomistic History. Through comparing their rules, the research attempts to derive the similarities and the uniqueness of the Judean kingship compared to the Mesopotamian civilizations. Despite some universal traits, the royal ideology shown in the Deuteronomistic History distinguishes itself by embedding itself with the Covenantal Theology of Deuteronomy.","abstract_html":"The civilizations of the ancient Near East show many signs of cultural exchange and influence. One shared aspect could be royal ideologies. There are common attributes, such as the importance of order and the intertwining of politics and religion. This research involves comparing the reigns of the Mesopotamian kings Hammurabi and Sennacherib with David and Solomon in the Deuteronomistic History. Through comparing their rules, the research attempts to derive the similarities and the uniqueness of the Judean kingship compared to the Mesopotamian civilizations. Despite some universal traits, the royal ideology shown in the Deuteronomistic History distinguishes itself by embedding itself with the Covenantal Theology of Deuteronomy.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Bang, Timothy D., 2000-"],"institution":null,"degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Shafer-Elliott, Cynthia, 1975-"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2025,"date_issued":"2025-08","date_published":"2025-08","updated_at":"2026-07-27T21:19:37Z","subjects":["Royal ideology.","Kingship.","Deuteronomistic history."],"languages":["en"],"rights":["Worldwide access","Baylor University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission."],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://hdl.handle.net/2104/14004","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Shafer-Elliott, Cynthia, 1975-"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Bang, Timothy D., 2000-"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2026-02-10T23:04:15Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2025-08"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Royal ideology.","Kingship.","Deuteronomistic history."]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Worldwide access","Baylor University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission."]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://hdl.handle.net/2104/14004"]},{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://hdl.handle.net/2104/14004"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The civilizations of the ancient Near East show many signs of cultural exchange and influence. One shared aspect could be royal ideologies. There are common attributes, such as the importance of order and the intertwining of politics and religion. This research involves comparing the reigns of the Mesopotamian kings Hammurabi and Sennacherib with David and Solomon in the Deuteronomistic History. Through comparing their rules, the research attempts to derive the similarities and the uniqueness of the Judean kingship compared to the Mesopotamian civilizations. Despite some universal traits, the royal ideology shown in the Deuteronomistic History distinguishes itself by embedding itself with the Covenantal Theology of Deuteronomy."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["God king or king of God? : the royal ideology presented through the Deuteronomistic history."]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Shafer-Elliott, Cynthia, 1975-"],"dc:creator":["Bang, Timothy D., 2000-"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2026-02-10T23:04:15Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2025-08"],"dc:description.abstract":["The civilizations of the ancient Near East show many signs of cultural exchange and influence. One shared aspect could be royal ideologies. There are common attributes, such as the importance of order and the intertwining of politics and religion. This research involves comparing the reigns of the Mesopotamian kings Hammurabi and Sennacherib with David and Solomon in the Deuteronomistic History. Through comparing their rules, the research attempts to derive the similarities and the uniqueness of the Judean kingship compared to the Mesopotamian civilizations. Despite some universal traits, the royal ideology shown in the Deuteronomistic History distinguishes itself by embedding itself with the Covenantal Theology of Deuteronomy."],"dc:identifier":["https://hdl.handle.net/2104/14004"],"dc:identifier.uri":["https://hdl.handle.net/2104/14004"],"dc:language":["en"],"dc:rights":["Worldwide access","Baylor University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission."],"dc:subject":["Royal ideology.","Kingship.","Deuteronomistic history."],"dc:title":["God king or king of God? : the royal ideology presented through the Deuteronomistic history."],"dc:type":["Thesis"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-27T21:19:37Z"}