The Oxford Handbook of the Books of Kings provide a clear and useful introduction to the main aspects and issues pertaining to the scholarly study of Kings. These include textual history (including the linguistic profile), compositional history, literary approaches, key characters, history, important recurring themes, reception history and some contemporary readings.

Steven L. McKenzie is Professor of Religious Studies and Spence L. Wilson Senior Research Fellow at Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee. His previous books include King David: A Biography and How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature?Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today.

Matthieu Richelle is Professor of Old Testament Exegesis at the Université catholique de Louvain, in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He has published sixty scholarly articles and five books, including Interpreting Israel's Scriptures: A Practical Guide to the Exegesis of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and 2 Rois 2,19-13,25: Le cycle d'Elisée, an exegetical commentary on the Elisha cycle.

Introduction, Steve McKenzie and Matthieu Richelle
Text and Language
1. Reading and Assessing the Books of Kings Manuscripts from Qumran, Eibert Tigchelaar
2. Greek Versions of the Books of Kings, Julio Trebolle Barrera
3. Other Ancient Versions of the Books of Kings, Pablo Torijano and Andrés Piquer Otero
4. Textual History of the Books of Kings, Timo Tekoniemi
5. The Language of the Books of Kings, Laura Hare
Compositional Gistory
6. The Books of Kings, Deuteronomy, and the Deuteronomistic History, Reinhard Müller
7. Theories of Composition of the Books of Kings, Thomas Römer
8. Shared Texts with Isaiah and Jeremiah, Henk de Waard
Literary Overtures
9. Solomon and Jeroboam I, Jonathan Robker
10. Elijah and Elisha, Suzie Park
11. Jezebel and Jehu, Lissa Wray Beal
12. Hezekiah and Josiah, Lowell Handy
History
13. Iron Age Inscriptions and the Book of Kings: A Window into Geo-Politics, Languages, and Literacies, Alice Mandell
14. Royal Chronology, Steven L. McKenzie and David Villar Vegas
15. The Archaeology of the ?United Monarchy? and the Kingdom of Israel, Aren Maeir
16. History and Archaeology: The Kingdom of Judah, Shuichi Hasegawa
17. Recent Issues in History: Can We Speak of a United Monarchy or an Independent Judah?, Christian Frevel
18. Inscribing the Past: Kings and the Conditions of Knowledge, Dan Pioske
Themes
19. Prophecy in the Books of Kings, Ruth Sauerwein
20. Solomon's Temple in the Books of Kings, Peter Dubovsky
21. Cult Centralization in the Books of Kings, Matthieu Richelle
22. Law in the Books of Kings, Dylan Johnson
23. Davidic Covenant and Dynasty in the Books of Kings, Jan Rückl
Reception
24. The Books of Kings and Chronicles, Deirdre Fulton
25. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Second Temple Judaism, Mika Pajunen
26. The Reception of the Books of Kings in the New Testament, Sarah Rollens
27. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Rabbinic Judaism, Moshe Lavee
28. The Reception of the Books of Kings in the Church Fathers, Régis Burnet
29. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Medieval Judaism: Abravanel's Commentary as a Case Study, Cédric Cohen-Skalli
30. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Medieval Christianity, Frans van Liere
31. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Islam, Mehdi Azaiez
32. The Reception of the Books of Kings in Ethiopia, Olivia Adankpo-Labadie
Select Ideological Readings
33. Reading Against the Literary Matrix of Power and Privilege in Kings, Gina Hens-Piazza
34. Gender Studies and Kings, Laura Quick
35. Postcolonial \ Native Readings of Kings, Jione Havea
36. Reading Kings through the Lenses of Trauma, David Janzen
37. African readings of the Books of Kings, Jean Koulagna
38. Academic Research on Kings in China, Lydia Lee