Omitted and remaining matters: On the names given to the book of Chronicles in antiquity

From: Journal of Biblical Literature | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: Harvey, Paul B Jr; Knoppers, Gary N | Copyright information

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The seventh book [of the Writings] is Dabreiamin, that is "Words of the days," which we are able to call more specifically a chronicle (...) of all divine history; this book is entitled among us Paralipomenon One and Two.1

-Jerome, from the Preface to his translation of Samuel-Kings.2

Like many other works stemming from the ancient Near East, the book known to us as Chronicles was originally untitled and anonym...

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