A king and a fool? the succession narrative as a satire
"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 Second Samuel and First Kings has the essential feature of satire, namely, a pervasive sense...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
Brill
2019, 2019
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| Series: | Biblical interpretation series
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- 5.1 2 Samuel 14:1-33Chapter 6 Absalom's Revolt; 6.1 2 Samuel 15-18; 6.2 2 Samuel 16:1-23; 6.3 2 Samuel 17; 6.4 2 Samuel 18:1-18:33/19:1; Chapter 7 The Kingdom Is Restored to David; 7.1 2 Samuel 19:1-20:26; 7.2 2 Samuel 20:1-26; Chapter 8 Solomon Rises to the Throne; 8.1 I Kings 1:1-53; 8.2 I Kings 2:1-46; Chapter 9 The Non-essential Elements of Satire; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Conclusion; Part 3 Conclusions; Chapter 10 The Genre Debate: 100 Years of the Succession Narrative; 10.1 Satire; 10.2 Conclusion; Chapter 11 Findings; 11.1 Verbal Irony
- Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1 Historical Context and Methodology; Chapter 1 The Genre Debate and Satire; 1.1 The Genre Debate; 1.2 The Succession Narrative as Satire?; Chapter 2 Methodology and Irony; 2.1 Irony; 2.2 Methodology; 2.3 Verbal Irony and the Succession Narrative; Part 2 Evidence; Chapter 3 David's Sins and Punishments; 3.1 2 Samuel 9:1-13; 3.2 2 Samuel 10:1-19; 3.3 2 Samuel 11:1-27; 3.4 2 Samuel 11:27b-12:31; Chapter 4 Amnon's Sin and Absalom's Revenge; 4.1 2 Samuel 13:1-39; Chapter 5 The Deception of the Wise Woman of Tekoa
- 11.2 Characterisations from a Consideration of the Text in Terms of Verbal IronyChapter 12 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Modern Authors; Index of Biblical Citation; Index of Subject