Yale - RLST145 - Lecture 13 - The Deuteronomistic History
Channel: Michael Rupp
Date: 01/03/2013

Lecture Chapters: 1. 0:00 Distinguishing between Israelis and Israelites; 2. 1:53 An Alliance of Tribes; 3. 5:46 The Book of Judges; 4. 23:05 Samuel, a Transition Figure and the Last in a Line of Prophet Judges; 5. 32:46 Saul and David as Representations of Ambivalence about Monarchy; 6. 45:14 The Davidic Covenant
Overview:
The transition from a tribal society under the leadership of elders and eventually charismatic "judges" to a nation under a monarch is traced through the books of Judges and 1 and 2 Samuel. Early stories of local heroes are woven together into a larger history that conforms to the exilic perspectives of the Deuteronomistic School. An extended look at representations of Saul and David (including God's covenant with David) reveal historical shifts and some ambivalence about monarchy and the ideal form of leadership.

Extra Reading:
1. Jewish Study Bible: Introduction to Samuel, pp. 558-61, or 1 Sam, 2 Sam
2. Jewish Study Bible: Introduction to Kings, pp. 668-71, or 1 Kgs 3, 11-12, 16:29-19:21, 21-22; 2 Kgs 8:25-10:36, 17-25
3. Jewish Study Bible: "Historical and Geographical Background to the Bible", pp. 2052-2055
4. Sternberg, Meir. The Poetics of Biblical Narrative. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985. pp. 186-222
5. Levinson, Deirdre. "The Psychopathology of King Saul." In Out of the Garden: Women Writers on the Bible, eds., Christina Buchmann and Celina Spiegel. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1994. pp. 123-141
6. Ozick, Cynthia. "Hannah and Elkanah: Torah as the Matrix for Feminism." In Out of the Garden: Women Writers on the Bible, eds., Christina Buchmann and Celina Spiegel. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1994. pp. 88-93

Yale Source:
http://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-145/lecture-13