The Fate of Justice and Righteousness during David's Reign : Narrative Ethics and Rereading the Court History according to 2 Samuel 8:15-20:26 Paperback / softback
by Prof. Richard G. Smith
Part of the The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies series
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:294 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:27/06/2019
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- ISBN:9780567689276
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:294 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:27/06/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780567689276
