Once at the center of HB studies in the work of Wilhelm de Wette, and progressively moved to the margins where it was entrenched by Julius Wellhausen, the book of Chronicles has enjoyed a resurgence in scholarly interest in recent decades. However, no consensus has emerged from these numerous studies on even the most basic of issues- the authorship, date, genre, and purpose of the work have been at the center of much debate. In contrast, this examination employs a literary approach in an attempt to address the coherence of Chronicles as a whole. Three major concerns of the Chronicles commonly discussed by scholars (genealogy, politics, and the temple cult) are examined through the lens of utopian literary theory.