Foreword | p. xiii |
Preface | p. xvii |
Acknowledgements | p. xix |
Abbreviations | p. xxi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Background of Study | p. 1 |
Literature Survey | p. 3 |
Studies on 1-2 Samuel and 1 Kings | p. 3 |
"Hermeneutic of Suspicion" | p. 3 |
Structuralist Approaches | p. 7 |
A Theology-Free Literary Approach | p. 10 |
The Historico-Literary Approach | p. 15 |
Studies on Charisma | p. 20 |
Laying the Foundations | p. 20 |
Charisma Related to Office | p. 20 |
Charisma as a Supernatural Personal Trait | p. 26 |
Mediating Between the Two Views | p. 28 |
Evaluation and Conclusion | p. 28 |
Methodology | p. 31 |
The Biblical Text | p. 31 |
The Emergence of the Synchronic Approach | p. 32 |
Synchronic Approaches and Their Shortcomings | p. 32 |
My Methodology | p. 33 |
General Observations | p. 33 |
Specific Observations | p. 36 |
Style | p. 40 |
From Charismatic Judgeship to Limited Kingship | p. 41 |
In the Shadow of the Last Judge | p. 41 |
Setting the Stage | p. 41 |
The Arrival of the New Leader | p. 44 |
The Commissioning of the Leader | p. 49 |
The Military Deliverer | p. 50 |
The Confirmation of the New Charismatic | p. 53 |
Checks of Power | p. 54 |
The Fall of the Charismatic | p. 66 |
Rejected by the Prophet | p. 66 |
The Handicapped King | p. 72 |
Rejected by Yahweh | p. 76 |
The Doomed King | p. 86 |
Charisma and Character | p. 92 |
Signs and Wonders | p. 92 |
"Spring" | p. 93 |
The Leadership of the Charismatic | p. 94 |
The Transition in Leadership | p. 94 |
Saul's Attempts to Resolve the Crisis | p. 96 |
To What Extent Was Saul Charismatic? | p. 98 |
Between Charismatic Military Leadership and Oriental Kingship | p. 101 |
Attaining Power | p. 101 |
Setting the Stage | p. 101 |
In Need of a New King | p. 102 |
In Need of a Comforter | p. 103 |
In Need of a New Military Leader | p. 105 |
Who is David? | p. 108 |
The Military Deliverer | p. 108 |
The Strategist | p. 109 |
David's Relationships | p. 109 |
David's Actions | p. 113 |
The Confirmation of the New Charismatic | p. 116 |
Maintaining Power | p. 118 |
Charisma Tested | p. 118 |
King at the Crossroads | p. 118 |
King in the Palace | p. 129 |
Charisma Rekindled | p. 136 |
Power Re-Established | p. 140 |
Checks of Power | p. 144 |
In the Shadow of the General | p. 144 |
In the Shadow of the King | p. 152 |
Holy Men | p. 154 |
Summary | p. 155 |
Administration | p. 155 |
A Yahwist Military King or an Oriental Despot? | p. 156 |
Charisma and Character | p. 164 |
Signs and Wonders | p. 165 |
"Summer" | p. 167 |
The Leadership of the Charismatic | p. 168 |
The Transition in Leadership | p. 168 |
David's Attempts to Resolve Crises | p. 171 |
To What Extent Was David Charismatic? | p. 173 |
From Redefined Charisma to Royal Pretension | p. 175 |
Attaining Power | p. 175 |
Setting the Stage | p. 175 |
The Rise of the New Leader | p. 176 |
Maintaining Power | p. 181 |
Solomon's Rule | p. 182 |
Prospects | p. 182 |
Charisma Redefined | p. 183 |
Charisma Tested | p. 187 |
Charisma Demonstrated | p. 188 |
Solomon's Rule Revisited | p. 191 |
Solomon Revisited | p. 191 |
Charisma Demonstrated | p. 192 |
Charisma Re-Tested | p. 196 |
Charisma Demonstrated | p. 198 |
The King's Wives | p. 199 |
The Aftermath of Solomon's (Mis)use of Charisma | p. 200 |
The Axis | p. 200 |
Solomon's Rule Evaluated | p. 205 |
Charisma and Character | p. 206 |
Administration and the Checks on Solomon's Power | p. 206 |
Signs and Wonders | p. 207 |
"Autumn" | p. 208 |
The Leadership of the Charismatic | p. 209 |
The Transition in Leadership | p. 209 |
Solomon's Attempts to Resolve the Crisis | p. 210 |
To What Extent Was Solomon Charismatic? | p. 212 |
Conclusions | p. 215 |
And What Came Then?-"Winter" | p. 215 |
Charismatic Leadership | p. 215 |
Transition in Leadership | p. 218 |
Signs and Wonders | p. 220 |
Prospects | p. 223 |
The Relevance of This Study | p. 226 |
Bibliography | p. 233 |
Author Index | p. 245 |
Subject Index | p. 248 |
Scripture Index | p. 259 |
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