David's Successors: Kingship in the Old Testament

By Garrett Galvin

David's Successors: Kingship in the Old Testament argues for a new reading of kingship in the Old Testament. Rather than presenting the kings as monsters--with the occasional angelic ruler--this study seeks a more nuanced version of kingship. This book considers the original concept and context of kingship before concentrating on five kings in particular: Jeroboam, Ahab, Hezekiah, Manasseh, and Josiah. Much contemporary scholarship is concerned with the reconceptualization and recontextualization of kingship that hearkens from a negative perspective on kingship, but this book will fully consider the positive and original vision of kingship. This book is ultimately rooted in a hopeful and joyful view of humanity as found in the Psalms, Sirach, and the Chronicles.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814682510
• ISBN13: 9780814682517
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"