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ISBN: 9780415719469 0415719488 0415719461 9780415719483 Year: 2014 Publisher: New York: Routledge,
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With extraordinary range and literary energy, the story of Absalom's rebellion in 2 Samuel ranks as the most elaborate and extensively narrated internal political event in the Hebrew Bible. The account of the revolt has a plethora of scandalous and sordid events: illicit sex, murder, cover-up, petty crime, incestuous relationships, fratricide, conspiracy theories, treachery, betrayal, sibling rivalry, false witness, theatrical performances, pyromania, secret agents, suicidal hangings, and a massive civil war where the forest consumes more soldiers than the sword. Altogether this period is the most turbulent and chaotic of King David's career, and nearly results in his total collapse. A pivotal character in this drama--and one who is the subject of a good deal of attention in this study--is David's handsome son Absalom. This character is a primary lens through whom Bodner presents the story, and argues that numerous insights concerning Israel's early monarchy emerge when focusing on Absalom's literary representation as a way of interpreting the narrative. In this accessibly written, engaging account of one of 2 Samuel's formative events Bodner offers an entry into the world of the foundation of the kingdom of Israel that had lasting consequences for biblical history even to the destruction of Israel by the Assyrians.
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ISBN: 9782745348821 9782745348838 2745348825 Year: 2018 Volume: 53 Publisher: Paris Honoré Champion
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Cet essai a pour intention de mettre en valeur la figure controversée du fils de David, Absalom, le jeune homme à la tête d’or, dont la révolte contre son père ne fut pas seulement une querelle de palais, mais dut obéir à une recherche de lui-même, selon le précepte nietzschéen : « Deviens qui tu es ». Une telle figure ne pouvait pas manquer d’inspirer, depuis le récit biblique, nombre d’écrivains – romanciers, dramaturges, poètes, essayistes, partagés entre réprobation et admiration –, ainsi que nombre de peintres sensibles à la beauté tragique d’un être aussi tumultueux, dont la mort singulière, entre châtiment et glorification, fut pleurée par son père : « Absalom, ô mon fils ! que ne suis-je mort à ta place ». La figure du fils de David suspendu aux ramures du chêne annonce celle d’un autre Fils, cloué sur la croix et béni par son Père
222.6 --- 22-05 --- 22-05 Bijbelse figuren --- Bijbelse figuren --- Samuelboeken. Boeken der koningen. David. Salomon. Elia. Elisa. Josias --- 222.6 Livres de Samuel. Les Rois. David. Salomon. Elia. Elisa. Josias --- 222.6 Samuelboeken. Boeken der koningen. David. Salomon. Elia. Elisa. Josias --- Livres de Samuel. Les Rois. David. Salomon. Elia. Elisa. Josias --- Absalom --- In literature. --- Thematology --- French literature --- Absalom - (Biblical figure)
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