<P> According to Jewish tradition the author of Kings was Jeremiah , who would have been alive during the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BCE . The most common view today accepts Martin Noth 's thesis that Kings concludes a unified series of books which reflect the language and theology of the Book of Deuteronomy , and which biblical scholars therefore call the Deuteronomistic history . Noth argued that the History was the work of a single individual living in the 6th century BCE , but scholars today tend to treat it as made up of at least two layers , a first edition from the time of Josiah ( late 7th century BCE ) , promoting Josiah 's religious reforms and the need for repentance , and ( 2 ) a second and final edition from the mid 6th century BCE . Further levels of editing have also been proposed , including : a late 8th century BCE edition pointing to Hezekiah of Judah as the model for kingship ; an earlier 8th century BCE version with a similar message but identifying Jehu of Israel as the ideal king ; and an even earlier version promoting the House of David as the key to national well - being . </P>
<P> According to Jewish tradition the author of Kings was Jeremiah , who would have been alive during the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BCE . The most common view today accepts Martin Noth 's thesis that Kings concludes a unified series of books which reflect the language and theology of the Book of Deuteronomy , and which biblical scholars therefore call the Deuteronomistic history . Noth argued that the History was the work of a single individual living in the 6th century BCE , but scholars today tend to treat it as made up of at least two layers , a first edition from the time of Josiah ( late 7th century BCE ) , promoting Josiah 's religious reforms and the need for repentance , and ( 2 ) a second and final edition from the mid 6th century BCE . Further levels of editing have also been proposed , including : a late 8th century BCE edition pointing to Hezekiah of Judah as the model for kingship ; an earlier 8th century BCE version with a similar message but identifying Jehu of Israel as the ideal king ; and an even earlier version promoting the House of David as the key to national well - being . </P>
who wrote the book of 1 & 2 kings
who wrote the book of 1 & 2 kings
Jeremiah
Jeremiah