Saul and the Monarchy: A New Look.
0754652041Saul and the monarchy; a new look.
Brooks, Simcha Shalom.
Ashgate Publishing Co.
2005
222 pages
$99.95
Hardcover
Society for Old Testament study monographs
BS580
Brooks, a British scholar of the Old Testament, examines the first king of Israel, using a historical-literary approach that draws on biblical and non-biblical written sources and archaeological findings. Her purpose is not to privilege one over the other, but to investigate whether a dialogue between them can be found that illuminates not only the actual events of the past, but also how and why these were portrayed as they are in the Old Testament. Among her topics are whether ancient Israel is a fiction or historical reality, Saul and David, Gibeah of Saul, and from Saul to schism.
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