| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 274 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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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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Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 508.
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
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| Note |
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Cambridge, 2001) presented under the title: The figure of Joab and the fate of "justice and righteousness" during David's reign : rereading the so-called "court history" according to 2 Samuel 8:15-20:26. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-256) and indexes. |
| Summary |
<Div>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. </div> |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible. Samuel, 2nd, VIII, 15-XX, 26 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Samuel, 2nd, VIII, 15-XX, 26 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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David (Israel, König) |
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Samuel (Buch, II.) 8,15b-20,26. |
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Bible. |
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Justice -- Biblical teaching.
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Justice -- Biblical teaching. |
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Ethics in the Bible.
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Ethics in the Bible. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Richard G. (Richard Grady). Fate of justice and righteousness during David's reign. New York : T & T Clark, ©2009 9780567026842 (DLC) 2010291445 (OCoLC)277204314 |
| ISBN |
9780567008633 (electronic book) |
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0567008630 (electronic book) |
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1283191962 |
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9781283191968 |
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9780567026842 |
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0567026841 |
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