Synopsis:
This book, as a comprehensive analysis of the fate of Sauls heirs, shows that David, like other ancient Near Eastern usurpers, perpetrated heinous injustices against the vanquished house of Saul. It evaluates the relationships between David and Sauls heirs, using the criterion of justice, which is a cardinal directive principle for living in YHWHs covenant community as is enunciated in the Deuteronomic Code. Tushima focuses on the story of David and its interconnections with the fate of the Saulides to determine the factors that lay behind the latters tragedies, inquiring into...