'And He Will Take Your Daughters...': Woman Story and the Ethical Evaluation of Monarchy in the David Narrative (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 610)

Author: Westbrook, April D.Brand: T&T ClarkNumber Of Pages: 288EAN: 9780567658524Release Date: 18-06-2015Languages: EnglishBinding: HardcoverPart Number: 9780567658524Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.0 inchesDetails: April Westbrook explores the intentional inclusion of woman stories (those displaying significant female presence) within the David narrative in the books of Samuel. These stories are made prominent by the surprisingly high number of their occurrences as well as the sequentially progressive literary pattern in which they occur in the larger narrative. Westbrook shows that the dramatic and detailed accounts within the story repeatedly challenge the reader to consider the experiences of women and their contribution to the purpose of the larger narrative. When viewed collectively, these woman stories serve to stir the reader's responses in ways which systematically call into question the nature of the monarchy itself as a power system-both its impact upon the nation and