- 164 pages
- English
- PDF
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About this book
Gunn sets out his aim in this book to foster a fresh understanding of the narrative about David in 2 Samuel and 1 Kings, commonly known as the 'Succession Narrative, ' by arguing for its fuller appreciation of its nature as a story. Gunn reviews the different hypotheses on the genre of the so-called Court History/Succession Narrative and concludes that the purpose of this story is to entertain. The work is to be considered primarily artistic and literary, and the rhetorical devices in the story are reliant on traditional motifs and devices.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Reference and Abbreviations
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Chapter Two: Genre: Prevailing Views
- Chapter Three: Genre: An Alternative View
- Chapter Four: The Boundaries of the Story
- Chapter Five: An Interpretation of the Story
- Appendix A. Observations on Recent Literary/Redaction-Criticism of the Narrative
- Appendix B. Boundaries: Additional Evidence on Style
- Notes to Chapter One
- Notes to Chapter Two
- Notes to Chapter Three
- Notes to Chapter Four
- Notes to Chapter Five
- Bibliography
- Index of Modern Authors
- Index of Biblical Passages
- Index of Biblical Names
- Index of Subjects