A king and a fool? : : the succession narrative as a satire / / by Virginia Miller.
"In A King and a Fool? The Succession Narrative as a Satire Virginia Miller applies a new version of Douglas Muecke’s taxonomy of irony to the Succession Narrative. She argues that the narrative in 2 Samuel and 1 Kings has the essential feature of satire, namely, a pervasive sense of pejorative...
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| Superior document: | Biblical Interpretation Series, volume 179 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ; Boston : : Brill,, [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Biblical Interpretation Series;
volume 179. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (302 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- PART 1: Historical Context and Methodology
- Chapter 1: The Genre Debate and Satire
- Chapter 2: Methodology and Irony
- PART 2: Evidence
- Chapter 3: David’s Sins and Punishments
- Chapter 4: Amnon’s Sin and Absalom’s Revenge
- Chapter 5: The Deception of the Wise Woman of Tekoa
- Chapter 6: Absalom’s Revolt
- Chapter 7: The Kingdom is Restored to David
- Chapter 8: Solomon Rises to the Throne
- Chapter 9: The Non-essential Elements of Satire
- PART 3: Conclusions
- Chapter 10: The Genre Debate: 100 Years of the Succession Narrative
- Chapter 11: Findings
- Chapter 12: Conclusion.