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David's Ambiguous Testament - The Role of Joab in 1 Kings 2:1-12

Publication at Protestant Theological Faculty |
2010

Abstract

The second king of Israel, David, imposes, while dying, on his son Solomon instructions that are very pragmatic and cruel. One, among them, considers elimination of his comander Joab who is on the literary level of the whole composition decisive figure for moral and theological evaluation of the king David.

The study analysis function of Joab in this composition.