David J Shepherd

King David, Innocent Blood, and Bloodguilt

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Produktbeschreibung

Of all the characters bequeathed to us by the Hebrew Bible, none is more compelling or complex than David. This study traces the language of 'innocent blood' and 'bloodguilt' through David's story in the books of Samuel and 1 Kings, to understand how this concept shapes the entirety of David's history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 165mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 588g
• ISBN-13: 9780198842200
• ISBN-10: 0198842201
• Artikelnr.: 66122242

Autorenporträt

David J. Shepherd is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Trinity College Dublin and founding director of the Trinity Centre for Biblical Studies. His research interests include the Hebrew Bible - Ezra & Nehemiah (2018), its reception in the Second Temple Period - Targum and Translation (2004), and its afterlife in the visual and performing arts - The Bible on Silent Film (2013), and Bertolt Brecht and the David Fragments (2020).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: 'Innocent Blood': 1 Samuel 16-22
2: 'Blood without Cause': 1 Samuel 23-26
3: 'Your Blood be on Your Head': 1 Samuel 27-2 Samuel 1
4: 'His Blood at Your Hand': 2 Samuel 2-4
5: 'The Sword Will Never Depart': 2 Samuel 5-12
6: 'That the Redeemer of Blood Will Ruin No More': 2 Samuel 13-14
7: 'Man of Blood': 2 Samuel 15-20
8: 'The Bloodguilt of Saul': 2 Samuel 21-24
9: 'Bring Back his Bloody Deeds': 1 Kings 1-2
Conclusion - King David, Innocent Blood, and Bloodguilt