Volume Portraits of a King Favored by God: David the King: God's Poet, Warrior, and Statesman

Published by Gorgias Press 2012

Volume Portraits of a King Favored by God

David the King: God's Poet, Warrior, and Statesman

Edited by: Mishael M. Caspi and John T. Greene

Volume 8 in the series Biblical Intersections

https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463235239

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David the king, when studied against the backdrop of existing material cultural remains from the ancient Middle East, scarcely seems to have been there. Excavations in Jerusalem have turned up nothing concrete about his existence. The literature concerning him is fraught with problems and generally takes on a legendary-mythological character. Even the meaning of his name is unclear. If he is mentioned at all by his contemporary monarchs against whom he would have fought it is only obliquely or only intimated by omissions or partial spellings in context. This volume attempts to advance scholarship addressing these concerns.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Prolegomenon Mishael M. Caspi and John T. Greene Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
King David Three Thousand Years Later: David and My Orthopractic Experiences Richard E. Sherwin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
The Idea of a King David: Creating a Ruler, a Dynasty, and His Capital City Stories and History: David as Literary and Historical Figure John T. Greene Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
The Strings of David’s Life Mishael M. Caspi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
David’s Laments as a Vehicle of Vindication Azila Reisenberger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Two Readings of the Story of David and Bathsheba and Their Meanings Yitzhak Peleg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Counterpoint and Contrast: ‘Tamar Versus Tamar Verses’: A Focalized-Emphathetic Reading Angeline M. G. Song Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
David as Son of Man: Hebrew Narratives of Divine Exaltation as Sources of Second Temple Son of Man Traditions (Psalms 2, 8, 72, 80 and 110) J. Harold Ellens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
The Portrait of David: Comparing the Bible and Talmud Adrianne L. Spunaugle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
King David: Six Portraits in Music Max Stern Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Disappearing “Daughters” in the Tradition of David (Sir. 47:6) Nancy Tan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229

Language: English
Publisher: Gorgias Press
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- Main content: 269

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Published: August 20, 2012
ISBN: 9781463235239