The Michal Affair: From Zimri-Lim to the Rabbis (Hebrew Bible Monographs)

THE MICHAL AFFAIR: FROM ZIMRI-LIM TO THE RABBIS......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Abbreviations......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
1. Introduction......Page 16
2. Fragments of the Michal Tradition and Considerations about Methodology......Page 17
3. Love as an Emotion and as Political Allegiance in the Michal Tradition......Page 22
4. Michal Sides with David against her Father......Page 33
5. Saul Severs David’s Bonds of Kinship with the Royal Family......Page 39
6. David Re-establishes his Ties with the Royal Family......Page 45
7. David the King and Michal the Intractable Queen......Page 51
8. David Exterminates the Last Members of Saul’s Dynasty......Page 64
9. Conclusions......Page 69
1. The Historical Problem: Saul Offers his Two Daughters to David......Page 75
2. The Daughters of Zimri-Lim: A Mari Analogy......Page 79
3. The Suicide Motif in Mari and in One Greek Tragedy......Page 89
4. The Marriage Gift or Counter-Gift in Israel and Mari......Page 91
5. The Two Daughters of Hatshepsut Given to the Same Prince......Page 94
6. Conclusions......Page 96
1. Introduction......Page 99
2. Emotional Aspects of Michal’s Marriage with David......Page 100
3. Legal Aspects of David’s Marriages with Saul’s Daughters......Page 102
4. Abrabanel’s Interpretation......Page 105
5. David’s Apparent Humility......Page 107
6. One Hundred Foreskins as a Counter-Gift......Page 108
7. David and the Military Conflicts......Page 109
8. Michal Saves David’s Life......Page 111
9. The Problem of the Teraphim......Page 113
10. Michal’s Marriage with Palti......Page 114
11. Was Michal’s Marriage with Palti Legal?......Page 115
12. Doeg the Edomite’s Treachery......Page 116
13. David’s Supposed Letter of Divorce (gṭ)......Page 117
14. The Invalidity of Michal and Merab’s Marriages with Palti and Adriel......Page 120
15. David Demands the Return of his Wife Michal......Page 121
16. Was it Legitimate for David to take Michal Back?......Page 122
17. David’s Dance before the Ark and the Dispute with Michal......Page 127
18. The Conflict......Page 129
19. The Ark at Obed-Edom’s House......Page 132
20. David’s Fault......Page 134
21. David’s Guilt according to the Talmudic Literature......Page 137
22. Did Michal Have Children?......Page 141
23. The Equation of Eglah with Michal......Page 142
24. The Five Sons of Michal or of Merab?......Page 144
25. The Michal–Rachel Analogy......Page 146
26. Michal as an Exceptionally Beautiful Woman......Page 148
28. Michal, a Pious Woman Wearing Phylacteries and Studying the Torah......Page 149
29. Michal as David’s Wife in the World to Come......Page 152
30. Michal a ‘Helpmate Opposing’ David......Page 153
Conclusions......Page 154
Bibliography......Page 157
Index of Select References......Page 173
Index of Authors......Page 177