David's Successors: Kingship in the Old Testament (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780814682517)

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.

Author: Garrett Galvin
ISBN-10: 0814682510
ISBN-13: 9780814682517
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2016
Pages: 186
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d