KÖNIG DAVID – EIN ANDÄCHTIG-KRITISCHES PORTRÄT
The biblical portrait of David is not at all onesided but multifaceted and colourful. He is, particularly in the Books of Samuel, depicted as a venerable man and king on the one side and as a fallible and deterrent monarch on the other side. His best qualities are: he is a master of music and poetry...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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CEEOL
2019
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Sacra scripta
Year: 2019, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-178 |
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King David
B Davidic dynasty B Violence B Messianic hope B Music B rise to power B Cruelty B War B Treason B Usurpation |
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| Summary: | The biblical portrait of David is not at all onesided but multifaceted and colourful. He is, particularly in the Books of Samuel, depicted as a venerable man and king on the one side and as a fallible and deterrent monarch on the other side. His best qualities are: he is a master of music and poetry, his rise from a nobody to a powerful king is admirable, he is able to avoid violence and to spare human life, and he became the founder of a powerful and longstanding dynasty. The dark sides of David are: he seems to be a classical usurper, he has been a man of violence and war, he made himself guilty of horrifying crimes, he was unable to manage a peaceful life within his family and a fruitful transition from his rule to his son and successor Solomon. The superscription of his biblical portrait could be: «ecce rex» and «ecce homo». |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai. Centrul de Studii Biblice, Sacra scripta
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