The Necessary King: A Postcolonial Reading of the Deuteronomistic Portrait of the Monarchy by David Janzen

The Necessary King: A Postcolonial Reading of the Deuteronomistic Portrait of the Monarchy

Hebrew Bible Monographs

David Janzen

300 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction religion informative reflective medium-paced
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The Necessary King explains why Israel needed a king according to the Deuteronomistic History, and why its exilic readers can expect no future except under Davidic rule. Given Israel's tendency to rebellion against its divine suzerain, the king is...

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