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David and the Deuteronomist 2 Samuel

A Literary Study of the Deuteronomic History

by Robert Polzin

  • Hardback
  • 268 pages
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

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This reading of "2 Samuel" continues the analysis of the books of Samuel begun in "Samuel and the Deuteronomist". The figure of David drawn in "2 Samuel" both dominates the story and provides a major challenge to readers who would view the larger narrative as unified historiography composed by sophisticated authors and editors. The fates of Saul and David in 1-2 Samuel seem to cohere only with great difficulty, and David's own story appears to many to be a pastiche of earlier sources. Polzin's provocative new reading of "2 Samuel" makes a strong case for a complex yet coherent picture of the monarchy within Israelite theology. Using the insights of Mikhail Bakhtin and other modern scholars, Polzin argues that the composition of the Deuteronomic history was a major step in the development of an important genre in world literature, and that the books of Samuel are an excellent example of the genius of ancient Israelite narrative.
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  • Author

    Robert Polzin

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Indiana University Press

  • Published

    November 1993

  • Weight

    518g

  • Page Count

    268

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780253345530

  • ISBN-10

    0253345537

  • Eden Code

    1147947

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