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Jeroboam's royal drama / Keith Bodner.
Van Pelt Library BS580.J44 B63 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bodner, Keith, 1967-
- Series:
- Biblical refigurations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jeroboam I, King of Israel.
- Jeroboam.
- Bible. Kings, 1st--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Kings, 1st.
- Physical Description:
- x, 167 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- This text explores the characterization of Jeroboam in 1 Kings 11-14, tracing the rise and fall of this notorious figure. Close analysis of the Hebrew text reveals a literary achievement of great subtlety.
- Contents:
- 1 Ideologies of Kingship: Mechanisms of Power and the Reigns of Saul, David, and Solomon 17
- 2 Souls of Revolt: Solomon's Adversaries and the Flashback to Jeroboam 31
- 3 Politics of Rebellion: The Schism of Shechem and the Resistance to Imperialism 59
- 4 Objects of Control: Golden Calves 2.0 and the Distribution of Power 79
- 5 Play-Within-A-Play: The Altar and the Allegory of 1 Kings 13 97
- 6 Focus on the Family: The Royal Disguise of Israel's Queen 120.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [152]-162) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199601875
- 0199601879
- 9780199601882
- 0199601887
- OCLC:
- 742512007
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