Reconciling Violence and Kingship

Reconciling Violence and Kingship
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Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Total Pages : 231
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ISBN-10 : 9780227901229
ISBN-13 : 0227901223
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Book Synopsis Reconciling Violence and Kingship by : Marty Alan Michelson

Download or read book Reconciling Violence and Kingship written by Marty Alan Michelson and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through careful reading of the stories at the end of Judges and in 1 Samuel, Reconciling Violence and Kingship demonstrates that events surrounding Saul have significance independent of David and preceding David's kingship. Michelson argues that Saul's kingship is uniquely important in establishing the person of the king, who was inaugurated in order to minimize violence.


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