David observed
Subtitle: a king in the eyes of his court
By: Keith Bodner
Series: Hebrew Bible monographs -- 5; Hebrew Bible monographs -- 5.
Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Sheffield
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781906055110
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Notes: "First published in hardback 2005"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Eliab and the Deuteronomist; title: Revisiting the 'collusion at Nob' in 1 Samuel 21-22; title: Bahktin's Pseudo-obejective motivation and the demise of Abner; title: Nathan : prophet, politician, and playwright; title: Layers of ambiguity in 2 Samuel 11.1; title: The royal conscience according to 4QSam(superscript A); title: Joab and the risks of reader-response criticism; title: Twice-told tales : anger management and the messenger(s) in 2 Samuel 11.22-25; title: Motives for defection : Ahitophel's agenda in 2 Samuel 15-17; title: Solomon's succession and Jacob's knavery : connections between Genesis 27 and 1 Kings 1; title: The swearing issue : a cursory survey of oaths in 1 King 1-2.