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Fate of Justice and Righteousness during David's Reign

Fate of Justice and Righteousness during David's Reign

Smith, Richard G.

Hardcover

Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, Book 508

Bible Studies

ISBN10: 0567026841
ISBN13: 9780567026842
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: Jan 1 2010
Pages: 294
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.98 Width: 8.17 Depth: 9.14
Language: English

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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