The Function of the Root śkl in Shaping the Ideal Figure of David in 1 Samuel 18
The fourfold recurrence of the root śkl in 1 Samuel 18 to describe David (vv. 5, 14, 15, 30) calls for an explanation. While David’s characterization as maśkîl would seem to refer, above all, to his success in battle, a broader analysis of śkl in wisdom-related contexts, as well as elsewhere in the...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Brill
2015
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| Em: |
Vetus Testamentum
Ano: 2015, Volume: 65, Número: 3, Páginas: 390-400 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Bibel. Samuel 1. 18
/ David, Israel, König
/ Hebraico
/ Verbo
/ śkl
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| Classificações IxTheo: | HB Antigo Testamento |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
David
maskîl
ideal king
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Não eletrônico
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| Resumo: | The fourfold recurrence of the root śkl in 1 Samuel 18 to describe David (vv. 5, 14, 15, 30) calls for an explanation. While David’s characterization as maśkîl would seem to refer, above all, to his success in battle, a broader analysis of śkl in wisdom-related contexts, as well as elsewhere in the Deuteronomistic History, demonstrates that maśkîl functions as an epithet, bestowing upon the holder a wider sense of “success” that is intimately linked with Divine patronage. Thus, David’s characterization as maśkîl in 1 Samuel 18 promotes a more comprehensive definition of the ideal king, in contrast to the more restricted prerequisite of military skill associated with Saul. While it is most likely that the story in 1 Samuel 18 is composed solely from pre-Deuteronomistic strands, the intensity with which the root śkl is employed with relation to David corresponds with the Deuteronomistic agenda of portraying David as the ideal king. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Obras secundárias: | In: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12301204 |