The demise of the warlord : a new look at the David story /
Bodi, Daniel.
Sheffield : Sheffield Phoenix Press,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-255) and indexes.
A brief survey of the history of research -- Historical, narratological and comparative analysis of 1 Samuel 11-12 -- The prophet Nathan accuses David (2 Samuel 12.1-31) -- An Akkadian literary topos : the bedouin ideal of the warlike existence -- A brief account of the history of Mari and the importance of the Amorites for biblical studies -- David's crime : outraging the resident-alien -- The retribution principle in 2 Samuel 12 and its Amorite and ancient Near Eastern background -- The 'widow's tablet' for the wife of an Assyrian war prisoner and the Rabbinic 'divorce letter' of the Hebrew warriors.
David, King of Israel.
Bible.