David in the Desert: Tradition and Redaction in the “History of David’s Rise"

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David in the Desert

Tradition and Redaction in the “History of David’s Rise"

Edited by: Hannes Bezzel and Reinhard G. Kratz

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2021

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Volume 514 | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

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In the course of the last two decades, both the historical reconstruction of the Iron I–Iron IIA period in Israel and Judah and the literary-historical reconstruction of the Books of Samuel have undergone major changes. With respect to the quest for the “historical David”, terms like “empire” or “Großreich” have been set aside in favor of designations like “mercenary” or “hapiru leader”, corresponding to the image of the son of Jesse presented in I Sam. At the same time, the literary-historical classification of these chapters has itself become a matter of considerable discussion. As Leonhard Rost’s theory of a source containing a “History of David’s Rise” continues to lose support, it becomes necessary to pose the question once again: Are we dealing with a once independent ‘story of David’ embracing both the HDR and the “succession narrative” are there several independent versions of an HDR to be detected, or do I Sam 16–II Sam 5* constitute a redactional bridge between older traditions about Saul on the one hand and David on the other? In either case, what parts of the material in I Sam 16-II Sam 5 are based on ancient traditions, and may therefore serve as a source for any tentative historical reconstruction? The participants in the 2018 symposium at Jena whose essays are collected in this volume engage these questions from different redaction-critical and archaeological perspectives. Together, they provide an overview of contemporary historical research on the book of First Samuel.

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Hannes Bezzel, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany.
Reinhard G. Kratz, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Hannes Bezzel and Reinhard G. Kratz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
David in the Judean Desert Beobachtungen an ausgewählten Qumrantexten Peter Porzig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
Saul, David und die Entstehung der Monarchie in Israel Neubewertung des historischen und literarischen Kontexts von 1Sam 9–2Sam 5 Omer Sergi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	35
The Land “from Telam on the way to Shur and on to the land of Egypt” (1 Sam 27) Some Remarks on a Disputed Territory Sara Kipfer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	65
All the גבול of Israel (1 Sam 27:1) Israel’s “Boundaries” in David’s Wanderings Mahri Leonard-Fleckman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	103
Der Mann, mit dem Gott war. Kompositions- und quellenkritische Überlegungen zur Darstellung des Aufstiegs Davids in den Samuelbüchern Walter Dietrich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	127
David and his Alter Ego in the Desert A. Graeme Auld Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	145
Saul and David – Stages of Their Literary Relationship Hannes Bezzel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	159
On a Redaction Technique in 1 Sam 19:18–21:1 Ronnie Goldstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	181
David and the Priests of Nob: Collusion or Illusion? Jeremy M. Hutton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	193
David’s Flight to the King of Gath Georg Hentschel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	225
David and Achish: Remembrance of Things Past, Present, or Future? Carl S. Ehrlich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	235
David in Keïla Zur Literargeschichte von 1Sam 23,1–13 Reinhard Müller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	249
“David is Hiding among Us” The Stories about David, Saul, and the Ziphites (1 Sam 23:19–24; 26:1) Natan Evron Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	267
Wilderness, Liminality and David’s Rite of Passage Cynthia Edenburg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	285
Der Spieß wird umgedreht Saul und David in 1 Samuel 26 Alexander A. Fischer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	305
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	331
Index of Selected Text Passages Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	339

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eBook published on:

May 10, 2021

eBook ISBN:

9783110606164

Hardcover published on:

May 10, 2021

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110604061

Paperback published on:

December 19, 2022

Paperback ISBN:

9783111087740

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8

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353

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110606164

eBook ISBN: 9783110606164

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110604061

Paperback ISBN: 9783111087740

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Books of Samuel; David; king of Israel; Saul; king of Israel; Early Israelite Monarchy

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Scholars of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament

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