a study of Judges and I Samuel Michelson, Marty Alan 1971- creator text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. enk Cambridge, U.K James Clarke 2012, ©2011 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (ix, 223 pages) In Reconciling Violence and Kingship, Michelson argues that a literary reading of Judges to 1 Samuel reveals a deep rooted and intentional ambivalence towards kingship, due to its intimate connection with socially permissible violence. Michelson expertly constructs a picture of the difficult emergence of the concept of Kingship in ancient Israel, culminating in its establishment as a sacred institution with the anointing of Saul. Michelson uses a literary method to examine the use of civil and institutionalized violence in the biblical narratives of Abimelech, the Levite and the concubine, and. Front cover; Title Page; Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Thesis and Scope of Study; 2. Composition and Kingship in the Deuteronomistic History; 3. Abimelech; 4. Micah, the Levite, and the Concubine; 5. Saul and Kingship; 6. Assessing a Girardian Hermeneutic within this Study; 7. Summary and Conclusions; Bibliography; Back cover. Marty Alan Michelson. Includes bibliographical references. Criticism, interpretation, etc Criticism, interpretation, etc Criticism, interpretation, etc Criticism, interpretation, etc Criticism, interpretation, etc Criticism, interpretation, etc Violence in the Bible Kings and rulers Biblical teaching RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament Kings and rulers Biblical teaching Violence in the Bible RELIGION / General BS1325.52 .M52 2012eb 222.3206 Michelson, Marty Alan. Havertown : James Clarke & Co, ©2012 9780227901229 0227901223 22573/ctt1cg7n54 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=814404 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=814404 E7B 110601 20200709060157.0 ocn847592101 eng