The Faces of David (JSOT Supplement Series)

The Faces of David......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 10
1. The Nature of this Study......Page 12
2. Literary Approaches to Biblical Narrative......Page 15
3. The Nature of the Story-World in the Former Prophets......Page 17
1. The Themes of the Book of Samuel: Knowledge and Understanding......Page 41
2. The Characterization of David......Page 51
3. Excursus: The Illegitimacy of Solomon......Page 65
1. The Literary Context of David\'s Lament......Page 77
2. David\'s Rhetorical Strategy in the Lament......Page 99
What David Says......Page 104
What Is Left Unsaid......Page 111
David\'s Character as Revealed in the Lament......Page 117
1. The Literary Context of David\'s Song......Page 119
Narrational Time and Story-World Time......Page 122
Samuel 22 in Story-World Time......Page 132
2. David\'s Rhetorical Strategy in the Song......Page 135
1. The Literary Context of David\'s Oracle......Page 153
2. David\'s Rhetorical Strategy in the Oracle......Page 166
First Strophe (vv. 1b-3a)......Page 171
Second Strophe (vv. 3b-4]......Page 172
Third Strophe (v. 5abαβγ)......Page 176
Fourth Strophe (vv. 5bδ, 6-7)......Page 177
POSTSCRIPT: ANCIENT READERS AND AUTHORS......Page 184
Bibliography......Page 187
Index of References......Page 195
K......Page 204
Y......Page 205
Back Matter......Page 206