The invention of monotheist ethics Volume 2, exploring the second book of Samuel : David and the birth of an alternative to man's world / Hillel I. Millgram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millgram, Hillel I., 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Biblical.

Bible. Samuel--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Other Title:

Exploring the second book of Samuel

David and the birth of an alternative to man's world

Place of Publication:

Lanham : University Press of America, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book, Volume II of II, presents a comprehensive analysis of the Biblical Book of Samuel. Usually taken as a socio-political history of ancient Israel during a century of change, this book contends that, at a deeper level, Samuel is a profound appraisal of the appeal and limitations of power.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Act Four: David the Great; 19. The Paths of Glory: The Curtain Rises; 20. The Paths of Glory: Brother Against Brother; 21. The Paths of Glory: The Making of a King; 22. The Paths of Glory: David Triumphant; 23. Reaching for Something Higher; Excursus VII: The Tent Shrine; 24. To Build a House for God; 25. The Course of Empire; Excursus VIII: David's War Machine; 26. Interlude: Keeping Faith with Them that Sleep in the Dust; 27. The Course of Empire II: The Loosing of the Blood-Dimmed Tide; Act Five: The Fall of the King

28. The Bathsheba Affair29. Before the Bar of Justice; 30. Rape and Revenge; 31. The Fugitive's Return; 32. The Man who Would be King; 33. The Day of the Mercenaries; 34. The Return of the King: Planting the Seeds; 35. The Return of the King: Reaping Bitter Fruit; Epilogue: The Alternative Vision; 36. The Martyrdom of the House of Saul; 37. The Sweet Singer of Israel; 38. The Sweet Singer of Israel: Twenty Years Later; 39. David's Heroes: The Halls of Fame; 40. The Ancient Sacrifice; Conclusions; Toward a New Conception of Morality; Postscript: The Death of the King; Appendix 1: Psalm 34

Appendix 2: Psalm 51Appendix 3: Who's who in Samuel: A Listing of the Cast; Appendix 4: Timeline - Keeping Track of When it Happened; Appendix 5: Timeline - Putting Things in Perspective; Glossary of Terms and Place Names; Selected Bibliography; Index of Scriptural References; General Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0-7618-8844-6

1-299-44389-3

0-7618-4925-4