Jacob L. Wright (Atlanta Emory University)

David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a new thesis on the history of Israel: David was originally king of Judah, not of Israel. The tales of his encounters with Goliath, Saul, Jonathan, Michal, Bathsheba, Absalom, and Solomon are later additions to the account. The work develops a new model for the study of biblical literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9781107672635
• ISBN-10: 1107672635
• Artikelnr.: 40759075

Autorenporträt

Dr Jacob L. Wright teaches Hebrew Bible and Jewish studies at Emory University, where he is a member of the faculty of distinction. His first book, Rebuilding Identity: The Nehemiah Memoir and its Earliest Readers, was awarded The John Templeton Award for one of the best first books in religion and theology. For his research on war commemoration, he received a prestigious faculty fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Slings and arrows
remembering King David; 2. Flesh and stone
from war monuments to the David story; 3. King of Judah
the earliest account of David's life; 4. Tales of loyalty and betrayal
the cases of Keilah and Ziph; 5. The bones of Saul
the loyalty of the Gileadites; 6. Uriah the Hittite
a tale of royal modesty; 7. Ittai the Gittite
mercenary allegiance versus national solidarity; 8. David in exile
priests, statehood, and the Benjaminites; 9. Territorial transitions
the Transjordan, Israel, and Judah; 10. Chronicles
David as a catalyst of national unity; 11. Caleb and the conquest
inventing a new hero; 12. Caleb the warrior
the evolution of legends; 13. Caleb the Judahite
an iconic figure; 14. War
torn David
conclusions.