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The Body Royal: The Social Poetics of Kingship in Ancient Israel (Biblical Interpretation Series)

By Professor of the Old Testament Mark W Hamilton

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Year
2005
ISBN
9004145419, 9789004145412
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1977584 bytes)
Pages
320\336
Time added
2022-10-05 12:51:24

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This book rethinks the problem of Israelite kingship by examining how the male royal body and its self-presentation figured in the governance of the dual monarchies of Israel and Judah. As such, this is a reopening of old questions and an opening to new ones. Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter One Introduction: The Undiscovered Territory of the Body Why the Body? How Bodies? On Signfication How Bodies? On Signification Conclusions and Prospects Chapter Two Creating the Body of the King in the Royal Psalms Psalm 45 The Text of a Ritual and the Ritual of a Text The Ritual Entrance The Body of the Ritual The Ritual Exit The Body of the King in Psalm 45 A Related Text, Song of Songs 5:10–16 Coronation Psalms: Psalms 2, 110, 72, and 101 Psalm 2 Psalm 110 Psalm 72 Psalm 101 Preliminary Conclusions Chapter Three The Royal Body at Work The King as Builder: Psalm 132 Psalms of Petition: Psalms 89, 144, and Isaiah 38 Psalm 89 The Promised Body The Body Unknit Summary Psalm 144 Isaiah 38:9–20 Summary A Thanksgiving Psalm: Psalm 18 (= 2 Samuel 22) Military Anthems: Psalms 20 and 21 Psalm 20 Psalm 21 A Royal Oracle: Isaiah 11:1–9 The Semiotics of the King’s Body Appendix A: The King’s Body in Iron Age Levantine Inscriptions Chapter Four Stories of the Coronation of the King The Crowning(s) of Saul The Choice of David The Coronation of Joash Retrospects and Prospects Chapter Five While Horse and Hero Fell: Royal Death and Sickness The Death of the King The Death of Saul (1 Samuel 31–2 Samuel 1) David’s hnyq The Amalekite’s Tale The Narrator’s Version Summary The Death of the “King of Israel” (1 Kings 22) The Death of Joram, Jezebel, and the Family of Ahab Assassination: Joash of Judah (2 Kings 12:21–22) Assassination: Amaziah (2 Kings 14:17–20) Josiah (2 Kings 23:29–30) Summary of the Death of Kings in the DH The King in Narrative Chapter Six The Body of the King in War and Peace The Endangered and Dangerous King The Dangerous King Saul’s Hunt for David The Endangered King The King as Medical Patient Summary The King as Eulogist The King as Builder Conclusions Chapter Seven The Body of the Foreign King Kings in the Conquest Tradition Kings of Neighboring States The King(s) of Tyre The Kings of Aram/Damascus The Kings of Moab Summary The Superpowers: Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon Egypt and the Pharaoh The Kings of Assyria The King of Babylon Conclusion Chapter Eight Conclusions and Implications Works Cited Indices Index of Modern Authors Topical Index Index of Ancient Near Eastern Texts Index of Biblical Texts Biblical Interpretation Series

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