On the Road Again: King David as Involuntary Migrant
When David ben Jesse’s triumphant return from battle in 1 Sam 18 causes King Saul to despise him, the wheels are set in motion to make David an asylum seeker, refugee, and return migrant. It is burdened with those traumatic experiences that he is announced king in 2 Sam 2. What follows is a narrativ...
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De Gruyter
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Open Theology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0171 |