06353cam a2200733Ma 4500 ocn844250766 OCoLC 20200709060158.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 120515r20122011enk ob 000 0 eng d E7B eng pn E7B OCLCO DKDLA N$T OCLCF CDX YDXCP EBLCP OCLCQ JSTOR 820785584 874365376 884647940 9780227900680 (electronic bk.) 0227900685 (electronic bk.) 0227680367 (pbk.) 9780227680360 (pbk.) (OCoLC)844250766 (OCoLC)820785584 (OCoLC)874365376 (OCoLC)884647940 22573/ctt1cg7m44 JSTOR BS2545.K5 T87 2012eb REL 006210 bisacsh REL000000 bisacsh REL006080 bisacsh 222.4092 MAIN Tushima, Cephas T. A. The fate of Saul's progeny in the reign on David [electronic resource] / by Cephas T.A. Tushima. Cambridge, U.K. : James Clarke, 2012, ©2011. 1 online resource (xxiii, 340 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Front cover ; Title page; Contents; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Reading Samuel in its Literary Contexts; Samuel and the Torah; Samuel and Deuteronomy; Samuel as a Literary Unity; The So-called Appendix and the Rest of Samuel; The Theme of Justice in Deuteronomistic History; Conclusion; 2. A Survey of the Interpretive History of 1-2 Samuel; An Overview of the History of the Critical Study of Samuel; A Critical Review of Salient Research in Samuel; Hugo Gressmann and Other Early Twentieth-Century German Scholars ; Leonhard Rost; Rolf A. Carlson. R.N. WhybrayRobert Polzin; Gillian Keys; V. Philips Long; Steven L. McKenzie; Baruch Halpern; Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman; Walter Brueggemann; Sundry Authors; Conclusion; 3. Narrative Criticism; The Rise of Contemporary Literary Criticism; Introduction to Narrative Criticism; Biblical Narrative and Narrative Art; Narrative Critical Reading of the Bible: Some Reflections; Key Elements in Narrative Criticism; Plot; Characterization; Point of View; Narration; Dialogue; Narrative Gaps; Repetition and Leitwort; Type Scene and Narrative Analogy; Conclusion. 4. The Contest for the Succession to the Throne of Saul (2 Samuel 2-4)The Beginning of Civil War (2 Sam 2:1-32); Abner: Conflict, Compact, and Catastrophe (2 Sam 3:1-39); Ishbosheth's Death (2 Sam 4:1-12); Conclusion; 5. David and Michal; Michal in the History of David's Rise; Michal: David's Lover, Trap, Or Savior? (1 Sam 18:17-19:17); Michal Loses David (1 Sam 25:39-44); Michal as David's Victory Tribute (2 Sam 3:12-16); Michal at David's Triumph (2 Sam 6:1-23); The Return of the Ark; Michal at the Window; Michal's Encounter with David; Michal's Childlessness. Michal's Sons and Brothers: Pawns in the Dynastic Struggle (2 Sam 21:1-14)The Famine, the Oracle, and Its Outcome; The Execution of the Saulide Seven; Rizpah's Search for Dignity for Her Dead; Conclusion; 6. David and Mephibosheth; Mephibosheth and the Triumphant David; David's Inquiry into Saul's Surviving Progeny (2 Sam 9:1-4); David's Parley with Mephibosheth (2 Sam 9:5-8); David's Instructions to Ziba (2 Sam 9:9-11a); The Epilogue (2 Sam 9:11b-13); Mephibosheth and a Disgraced David (2 Sam 16:1-4); Mephibosheth and a Compromised David (2 Sam 19:25-31; ET 19:24-30); Conclusion. 7. An Integrative Reading of Research FindingsA Deuteronomic Evaluation of the Research Findings; Deuteronomy and David in the Civil War Years; Deuteronomy and David and Michal (with Her Sons and Half-Brothers); Deuteronomy and David and Mephibosheth; Reading These Stories of David from a Biblical Theological Perspective; The Torah and David's Story; The Deuteronomistic History and David's Story; The Nature of the Monarchy; Similarities between the Ends of the Saulideand Davidic Dynasties; The Latter Prophets and David's Story; Marriage; Jerusalem; The Davidic Monarchy. Cephas Tushima provides a thorough analysis of the fate of Saul's heirs, focussing on whether their tragedies were due to continuing divine retribution, coincidence, or Davidic orchestration. He concludes that David was unjust and calculating in his dealings with the Saulides and, like other Near Eastern usurpers, perpetrated heinous injustices against the vanquished house of Saul. Traditionally readers saw Saul as evil and David as a hero; but more recently scholars have written about Saul as a tragic character and David as a villain, turning the book of Samuel into deeply contested interpreti. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 David, King of Israel. Saul, King of Israel. Bible. Samuel Criticism, interpretation, etc. David, King of Israel. Saul, King of Israel. Bible. Samuel Criticism, interpretation, etc. David, King of Israel. fast (OCoLC)fst00035586 Saul, King of Israel. fast (OCoLC)fst00056749 Bible. Samuel. fast (OCoLC)fst01892946 Kings and rulers Religious aspects. RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament. bisacsh Kings and rulers Religious aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00987716 RELIGION / General bisacsh Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635 Print version: Tushima, Cephas. Fate of Saul's Progeny in the Reign of David. 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