Society and the promise to David : the reception history of 2 Samuel 7:1-17 / William M. Schniedewind.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schniedewind, William M., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Samuel, 2nd, VII, 1-17--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the second book of Samuel, the prophet Nathan tells King David that God will give to him and his descendants a great and everlasting kingdom. In this study Schniedewind looks at how this dynastic Promise has been understood and transmitted from the time of its first appearance at the inception of the Hebrew monarchy until the dawn of Christianity. He shows in detail how, over the centuries, the Promise grew in importance and prestige. One measure of this growing importance was the Promise's ability to coax new readers into fresh interpretations.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Reading the Promise to David; 2 Forging a Common Ideology: Origins of the Promise; 3 Kingdoms in CRISIS: Vindicating the Promise; 4 Josianic Reforms: A New Place for the Promise; 5 ""By the Waters of Babylon"": The Promise Fails; 6 In Persia's Shadow: Restoring the Promise; 7 Second Temple Judaisms Read the Promise; 8 The Legacy of the Promise to David; Notes; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Passages

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-222) and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-774122-3

1-280-83106-5

0-19-535206-8

OCLC:

253008059