Michal's Moral Dilemma A Literary, Anthropological and Ethical Interpretation

by Rowe, Jonathan Y.

• ISBN13: 9780567271792
• ISBN10: 056727179X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-25
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

Uses anthropology to investigate the moral dilemma facing Saulrs"s daughter in 1 Samuel 19, concluding that her choice of David (over Saul) is counter-cultural.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
Abbreviations	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Michal's Moral Dilemma	p. 3
Interpreting Michal's Dilemma	p. 7
Old Testament Morality And Value Conflict	p. 11
Old Testament Resources for Value Conflict	p. 11
Moral Goods in the Old Testament	p. 27
Conclusion: Conflicting Moral Goods	p. 34
The Priority Of The Good	p. 37
Moral Goods	p. 37
Kinship as a Moral Good	p. 60
Conclusion: The Priority of Kinship	p. 67
Anthropological Approaches To Kinship	p. 69
Kinship	p. 71
The Ethics of Kinship	p. 79
The Practice of the Ethics of Kinship	p. 85
Conclusion: Choosing Kin	p. 96
Understanding Moral Choice In 1 Samuel	p. 101
Understanding Dialogical Voices	p. 105
Interpretative Understanding	p. 112
Conclusion: Interpreting Voices	p. 118
Michal: Lying Through Her Teraphim	p. 121
The Voices: Michal and Saul	p. 121
Violence Against Enemies	p. 124
Fathers and Daughters	p. 145
Lying and Deception	p. 169
Michal's Voice Approved	p. 190
Understanding Michal's Moral Dilemma	p. 203
Contradicting Values	p. 205
Appendices	p. 213
Bibliography	p. 219
Author and Subject Index	p. 243
Scripture Index	p. 250
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