Telling Queen Michal's story an experiment in comparative interpretation

Title:

Author:

Clines, David J. A.

ISBN:

9780567453280

Publication Information:

Sheffield : JSOT Press, c1991.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 119

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 119.

Contents:

Preface; Abbreviations; The Biblical Story of Michal in Hebrew and English; 'Michal Observed: An Introduction to Reading her Story'; 'Characterization and the Art of Reticence'; 'The Legal Background to the Restoration of Michal to David'; 'Characterization in Biblical Narrative: David's Wives'; 'Michal in the Books of Samuel'; 'The Fortune of King David/The Fate of Queen Michal: A Literary Critical Analysis of 2 Samuel 1-8'; '2 Samuel 6'; 'X, X ben Y: Personal Names in Hebrew Narrative Style'; 'The Story of Michal, Wife of David, in its Sequential Unfolding'

Abstract:

This book, an anthology of previously published writing about Michal together with some new and original essays, is something of an experiment. Its purpose is to provide reders with raw materials for developing their own reading of the Michal story. It does not offer a unified portrait of this biblical character, but rather invites readers to form their own assessment interactively with these readings of the Michal story. At the same time, this book presents some systematic guidance for coping with these divergent interpretations of the complex and tantalizing figure of Michal.

Personal Subject:

Michal (Biblical figure)

Michol, reine, épouse de David, roi d'Israël.

Title Subject:

Bible. O.T. Samuel -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. O.T. Samuel.

Bible. A.T. -- Biographies.

Bible. A.T. Samuel -- Critique, interprétation, etc.

Subject Term:

Women in the Bible.

Narration in the Bible.

RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.