David's Successors: Kingship In The Old Testament

David s Successors: Kingship in the Old Testament argues for a new reading of kingship in the Old Testament. Rather than presenting the kings as monsters with the occasional angelic ruler this study seeks a more nuanced version of kingship. This book considers the original concept and context of kingship before concentrating on five kings in particular: Jeroboam, Ahab, Hezekiah, Manasseh, and Josiah. Much contemporary scholarship is concerned with the reconceptualization and recontextualization of kingship that hearkens from a negative perspective on kingship, but this book will fully consider the positive and original vision of kingship. This book is ultimately rooted in a hopeful and joyful view of humanity as found in the Psalms, Sirach, and the Chronicles."

• | Author: Garrett Galvin
• | Publisher: Liturgical Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 06, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 186 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 0814682510
• | ISBN-13: 9780814682517