Divine Violence in the Book of Samuel
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 3 May 2022
- ISBN 9780190938079
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages236 pages
- Size 157x218x25 mm
- Weight 454 g
- Language English 201
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Short description:
Much of the drama, theological paradox, and interpretive interest in the Book of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible derives from instances of God's violence in the story. In Divine Violence in the Book of Samuel, Rachelle Gilmour explores these narratives of divine violence from ethical, literary and political perspectives, in dialogue with the thought of Immanuel Kant, Martha Nussbaum and Walter Benjamin. Gilmour asks, is the God of Samuel a capricious God with a troubling dark side, or can fresh approaches, grounded in the text's historical contexts, throw light on these startling and often incomprehensible acts of God?
MoreLong description:
Much of the drama, theological paradox, and interpretive interest in the Book of Samuel derives from instances of God's violence in the story. The beginnings of Israel's monarchy are interwoven with God's violent rejection of the houses of Eli and of Saul, deaths connected to the Ark of the Covenant, and the outworking of divine retribution after David's violent appropriation of Bathsheba as his wife. Whilst divine violence may act as a deterrent for violent transgression, it can also be used as a model or justification for human violence, whether in the early monarchic rule of Ancient Israel, or in crises of our contemporary age.
In Divine Violence in the Book of Samuel, Rachelle Gilmour explores these narratives of divine violence from ethical, literary, and political perspectives, in dialogue with the thought of Immanuel Kant, Martha Nussbaum and Walter Benjamin. She addresses such questions as: Is the God of Samuel a capricious God with a troubling dark side? Is punishment for sin the only justifiable violence in these narratives? Why does God continue to punish those already declared forgiven? What is the role of God's emotions in acts of divine violence? In what political contexts might narratives of divine violence against God's own kings, and God's own people have arisen?
The result is a fresh commentary on the dynamics of transgression, punishment, and their upheavals in the book of Samuel. Gilmour offers a sensitive portrayal of God's literary characterization, with a focus on divine emotion and its effects. By identifying possible political contexts in which the narratives arose, God's violence is further illumined through its relation to human violence, northern and southern monarchic ideology, and Judah's experience of the Babylonian exile.
The greatest strength of Gilmour's monograph lies in its compelling account of the coherence of God's actions in 1--2 Samuel. Gilmour makes innovative contributions to longstanding debates about the portrayal of God by masterfully integrating detailed literary analysis, plausible historical contexts, and sophisticated theoretical frameworks.
Table of Contents:
The Lord Kills and Brings to Life: Introduction
Part 1: He Shall Repay the Lamb Fourfold: Retribution and Curse
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Retributive and Consequential Violence in 2 Sam 11-20
Chapter 3: The Characterisation of God and the Retributive Punishment of David
Chapter 4: Reading Retribution in the David Story Politically
Chapter 5: Retribution and 1 Sam 12
Chapter 6: Retribution and 2 Sam 21
Part 2: God has Become your Enemy: Upheavals in Divine Retribution
Chapter 7: Introduction
Chapter 8: Saul's Rejection in the Book of Samuel
Chapter 9: The Ethics and Characterisation of God and the Rejection of Saul
Chapter 10: Reading the Rejection of Saul Politically
Chapter 11: The House of Eli and God's Delight
Part 3: Who is Able to Stand before the Lord, this Holy God?: The Irruption of Divine Violence
Chapter 12: Introduction
Chapter 13: The Violence of the Ark
Chapter 14: The Characterisation of God in the Stories of the Ark
Chapter 15: Reading the Ark in Beth-Shemesh and Perez-Uzzah Politically
The Lord will Exalt the Power of his Anointed: Conclusion
