TY - BOOK AU - Millgram,Hillel I. TI - The invention of monotheist ethics: the pursuit of power as nemesis SN - 9780761849230 AV - BS1325.52 .M545 2010 U1 - 222/.406 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Lanham, MD PB - University Press of America KW - Bible KW - Samuel KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast KW - Bibel KW - 1-2 KW - gnd KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Studies KW - Old Testament KW - bisacsh KW - Exegese KW - Ethik KW - Monotheismus N1 - Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Maps; Foreword and Acknowledgements; Introduction The Road To Samuel; Prologue Breakthrough: A Woman Re-evaluates a Man's World; Act One: The Prophet; 1. The Fall of the House of Eli; 2. In the Still of the Night; 3. Catastrophe; Excursus I: Israel in Canaan: How Did They Get There?; 4. Odyssey: The Wanderings of the Lost Ark; Excursus II: How They Lived in Those Days; 5. The Road Not Taken; Excursus III: The Problem of the Historian: How Did She Know?; Act Two: The Prophet and The King; 6. The Coming of the King: The Anointing7. The Coming of the King: The Proving; Excursus IV: In What Sort of Houses did Samuel and Saul Live?; 8. The Coming of the King: The Second War of Independence; 9. The Prophet Armed; Act Three: The King and the Upstart; 10. The Boy from Bethlehem; 11. The Minefield; 12. The Fugitive; 13. The Wilderness Years: The Outlaw; 14. The Wilderness Years: Search and Destroy; Excursus V: David in the Wilderness; 15. The Wilderness Years: Abigail; Excursus VI: Why is there So Much Drinking Going On in the Bible?; 16. The Wilderness Years: The Dramatist N2 - This book, Volume I of II, presents a comprehensive analysis of the Biblical Book of Samuel. Usually taken as a socio-political history of ancient Israel during a century of change, this book contends that, at a deeper level, Samuel is a profound appraisal of the appeal and limitations of power UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=561963 ER -