| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 274 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 508 |
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies |
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Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 508.
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
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| Contents |
Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 CRITICAL METHODOLOGY; Chapter 3 JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS AS ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ETHICAL IDEAL AND HERMENEUTICAL CONSTRUCT; Chapter 4 REDEFINING THE COURT HISTORY ACCORDING TO 2 SAMUEL 8:15B-20:26 AS A LITERARY UNIT; Chapter 5 READING 2 SAMUEL 8:15B-10:19 AS THE BEGINNINGS OF JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS: DAVID'S ACTS OF Omitted AND THE AMMONITE-ARAMEAN WAR; Chapter 6 READING 2 SAMUEL 11-12 AS THE CORRUPTION OF JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS: THE URIAH AFFAIR AND THE FALL OF RABBAH |
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Chapter 7 READING 2 SAMUEL 13:1-19:9(8) AS THE PERVERSION OF JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS: THE ABSALOM AFFAIRChapter 8 READING 2 SAMUEL 19:10(9)-20:26 AS THE DEATH OF JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS: DAVID'S RETURN AND SHEBA'S SECESSION; Chapter 9 CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors |
| Summary |
This work argues that 2 Sam 8:15-20:26 is a literary unit designed to show how David and his house failed to establish "justice and righteousness" during David's reign over all Israel. After an introductory chapter and a chapter on critical methodology the rest of the work is a close reading of 2 Sam 8:15-20:26 that pays special attention to narrative ethics. Chapter 3 makes a case for reading 2 Sam 8:15-20:26 as a coherent literary unit reflecting an ethical world-view grounded in kindness and having as its main theme "the failure of justice and righteousness to be established during David's reign." Chapter 4 presents a case for reading 2 Sam 8:15-10:19 as an account of the beginnings of justice and righteousness during David's reign in which David's kindness towards Mephibosheth is presented as analogous to a Mesopotamian royal declaration and was performed as an inaugural act of charity upon David's ascent to the throne |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-256) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
David Israel, König gnd |
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Bible. Samuel, 2nd, VIII, 15-XX, 26 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Samuel (Buch, II.) 8,15b-20,26. swd |
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Justice -- Biblical teaching.
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Ethics in the Bible.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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Ethics in the Bible
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Justice -- Biblical teaching
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Ethik
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Gerechtigkeit
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567008633 |
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0567008630 |
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1283191962 |
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9781283191968 |
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