David's Successors: Kingship in the Old Testament

by Galvin, Garrett
ISBN: 9780814682517
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"David s Successors: Kingship in the Old Testament" argues for a new reading of kingship in the Old Testament. Rather than presenting the kings as monsters with the occasional angelic ruler this study seeks a more nuanced version of kingship. This book considers the original concept and context of kingship before concentrating on five kings in particular: Jeroboam, Ahab, Hezekiah, Manasseh, and Josiah. Much contemporary scholarship is concerned with the reconceptualization and recontextualization of kingship that hearkens from a negative perspective on kingship, but this book will fully consider the positive and original vision of kingship. This book is ultimately rooted in a hopeful and joyful view of humanity as found in the Psalms, Sirach, and the Chronicles."

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Galvin, Garrett
  • ISBN: 9780814682517
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.90 x 0.50
  • Number Of Pages: 186
  • Publication Year: 2016
Language: English