{"product_id":"the-fate-of-justice-and-richard-g-smith-9780567026842","title":"The Fate of Justice and Righteousness During David's Reign: Narrative Ethics and Rereading the Court History According to 2 Samuel 8:15-20:26","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work argues that 2 Sam 8:15-20:26 is a literary unit designed to show how David and his house failed to establish \"justice and righteousness\" during David's reign over all Israel. After an introductory chapter and a chapter on critical methodology the rest of the work is a close reading of 2 Sam 8:15-20:26 that pays special attention to narrative ethics. Chapter 3 makes a case for reading 2 Sam 8:15-20:26 as a coherent literary unit reflecting an ethical world-view grounded in kindness and having as its main theme \"the failure of justice and righteousness to be established during David's reign.\" Chapter 4 presents a case for reading 2 Sam 8:15-10:19 as an account of the beginnings of justice and righteousness during David's reign in which David's kindness towards Mephibosheth is presented as analogous to a Mesopotamian royal declaration and was performed as an inaugural act of charity upon David's ascent to the throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard G. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0567026841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780567026842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e T\u0026amp;T Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 8.17w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 21","brand":"Richard G. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065019117823,"sku":"9780567026842","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44668a6b-f9a5-4e95-ae6b-b6252ae15567.jpg?v=1768672600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fate-of-justice-and-richard-g-smith-9780567026842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}