Righteous Jehu and his Evil Heirs
Subtitle: The Deuteronomist's Negative Perspective on Dynastic Succession (Oxford Theological Monographs)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: December 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780199231478
Subjects: Ancient Near East; Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Books of the Old Testament; ASIA; Religion / Bible / Criticism, Interpretation / Old Testament; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament; Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference
Description: David T. Lamb discusses religious aspects of kingship (such as anointing, divine election, and prayer) in both the Old Testament and in the literature of the ancient Near East.