03290nam 2200757Ia 450 991080952060332120200520144314.00-19-773985-71-280-75978-X0-19-536112-110.1093/oso/9780195071962.001.0001(CKB)1000000000410865(EBL)430902(OCoLC)437115182(SSID)ssj0000187651(PQKBManifestationID)11180611(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187651(PQKBWorkID)10138141(PQKB)11441052(Au-PeEL)EBL430902(CaPaEBR)ebr10279505(CaONFJC)MIL75978(MiAaPQ)EBC430902(OCoLC)1406788968(StDuBDS)9780197739853(EXLCZ)99100000000041086519970219d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKings & prophets monarchic power, inspired leadership, & sacred text in biblical narrative /Cristiano GrottanelliNew York Oxford University Press19991 online resource (221 p.)Oxford scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 1999.0-19-507196-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The King's Grace and the Helpless Woman: Ruth, Charila, Sita; 2 Religious Ideals and the Distribution of Cereal Grains in the Hebrew Bible; 3 The Enemy King Is a Monster: A Biblical Equation; 4 The Story of Deborah and Barak: A Comparative Approach; 5 Charismatic Possession and Monarchic Rationalization: The Folly of Saul; 6 Specialists of the Supernatural in the Hebrew Bible; 7 Healers and Saviors of the Eastern Mediterranean in Preclassical Times; 8 Biblical Narrative and the Ancient Novel: Common Motifs and Themes9 Prophecy and Writing in the Ancient Near East10 Making Room for the Written Law; IndexThese essays focus on the subject of kingship in the ancient world. They explore the ways in which centralized state power, as epitomized by the sacred king, encounters other oppositional forms of power, including religious discourse.Oxford scholarship online.Kings and prophetsKings and rulersBiblical teachingProphetsReligion and stateIsraelHistoryReligion and stateMediterranean RegionHistoryReligion and stateMiddle EastHistoryIsraelKings and rulersReligious aspectsMediterranean RegionKings and rulersReligious aspectsMiddle EastKings and rulersReligious aspectsKings and rulersBiblical teaching.Prophets.Religion and stateHistory.Religion and stateHistory.Religion and stateHistory.221.9/5Grottanelli C(Cristiano)144568MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809520603321Kings & prophets855149UNINA