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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463697103321

Autore

Morrison Craig E. <1958->

Titolo

2 Samuel / / Craig E. Morrison, OCarm ; Jerome T. Walsh, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Collegeville, Minnesota : , : Liturgical Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-8146-8291-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Collana

Berit Olam : Studies in Hebrew Narrative & Poetry

Disciplina

222.4407

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Michael Glazier book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

King David ranks among the most intriguing persons in the Hebrew Bible. The Second Book of Samuel tells the story of David's kingship-his public successes and his private foibles. The narrator's rehearsal of this story, as questioning as it is vivid, glimpses the secrets of David's heart. In this commentary, Craig E. Morrison focuses on the aesthetics of the ""art of the telling"": how does the narrator succeed in breathing life into his portrait of David? How does he draw the reader into his story? This commentary is intended to accompany the reader's encounter with this ancient masterpiece s