Reconciling Violence and Kingship: A Study of Judges and 1 Samuel by Michelson, Marty Alan

Reconciling Violence and Kingship: A Study of Judges and 1 Samuel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781608993383)

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Reconciling Violence and Kingship: A Study of Judges and 1 Samuel by Michelson, Marty Alan

Reconciling Violence and Kingship: A Study of Judges and 1 Samuel

$32.00
Reconciling Violence and Kingship: A Study of Judges and 1 Samuel by Michelson, Marty Alan

Reconciling Violence and Kingship: A Study of Judges and 1 Samuel

$32.00
Format: Paperback
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The Hebrew Bible preeminently hails King David in narratives of kingship. Israel's first king, Saul, is interpreted as a weak king whose failings contrast with David's success. Reading the stories at the end of Judges and early in 1 Samuel, Reconciling Violence and Kingship demonstrates the significance of Saul and the inauguration of monarchy independent of and preceding David's kingship. Attuned to issues of mimetic rivalry and sacrifice extending from Abimelech in Judges, Michelson argues that Saul's kingship is uniquely important in establishing the person of the king, inaugurated in order to minimize violence through sacrifice. Read in this way, Saul is not a failed king, but is truly Israel's predominant king. Israelite monarchy emerges with Saul alongside emerging practices of the sacrificial cult.

Author: Marty Alan Michelson
ISBN-10: 1608993388
ISBN-13: 9781608993383
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Language: English
Published: 05/13/2011
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d
By Marty Alan Michelson
By Marty Alan Michelson
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Marty Alan Michelson is Professor of Old Testament at Southern Nazarene University. Michelson earned his PhD in Bible (Manchester, UK) and has earned graduate degrees in psychology and theology. Michelson teaches integrative courses that deal with issues of human personhood, peacemaking, ecological and global stewardship, and Shoah/genocide studies. Michelson founded and directs the Eupan Global Initiative and has worked as a pastor to inner-city congregations.

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