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Ann Harrison faces what almost all grown children eventually face - how to help aging parents. The healthcare environment seems cold and clinical to Ann, until Island Hospice where she gains insight and solace.

Ann Harrison faces what almost all grown children eventually face - how to help aging parents. The healthcare environment seems cold and clinical to Ann, until Island Hospice where she gains insight and solace.

This collection of essays examines the respective religious and social functions of kings and prophets as they are presented in the biblical narratives. Biblical kingship is easily shown to be a specific instance of an ancient and widespread institution--sacred monarchy--that was the pivot of most state organizations throughout antiquity; prophetic authority is described as a typical institution of ancient Hebrew society. The difference between monarchy and prophecy is radical, because the former implies a hereditary power and is upheld by its subjects who feed their kings with taxes, while...