The Reformed David(s) and the Question of Resistance to Tyranny: Reading the Bible in the 16th and 17th Centuries 9780567659330, 9780567655486, 9780567655493

Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowlegments
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
1. The Iconic David
2. The Davidic Social Imaginary
3. The Scope of the Study
4. Primary Sources
5. Conclusion
Chapter 2: CALVIN AND BEZA SET THE STAGE
1. Hermeneutical Continuities and Discontinuities
2. John Calvin
a. John Calvin’s Social and Political Context
b. John Calvin’s Reading of the David Story
3. Theodore Beza
a. Theodore Beza’s Social and Political Context
(i) Theodore Beza’s Social and Political Context Prior to 1572
(ii) Theodore Beza’s Social and Political Context After 1572
b. Theodore Beza’s Reading of the David Story
4. The Stage Is Set: Two Reading Trajectories with Two Applications of The Davidic Social Imaginary
Chapter 3: THE DUTCH DAVID: WILLIAM OF ORANGE IN DAVIDIC DRESS
1. Introduction
2. The Historical and Social Context of Het Wilhelmus
3. Het Wilhelmus and the David Story
a. William of Orange as David
b. Het Wilhelmus and the Davidic Social Imaginary
4. Conclusion
Chapter 4: ANDREW WILLET AND THE JACOBEAN DAVID
1. Andrew Willet’s Historical and Political Context
a. The Dawn of the Jacobean Era
b. A Minister in the Church of England
2. Andrew Willet’s Reading of the David Story
a. David as the Model King
(i) The Righteous Monarch
(ii) The Reforming Monarch
b. David as the Model of Non-Resistance
c. The Davidic Social Imaginary in Willet’s Exegesis
3. Conclusion
Chapter 5: SAMUEL RUTHERFORD AND THE SCOTTISH DAVID
1. Samuel Rutherford’s Historical and Social Context
2. Samuel Rutherford’s Reading of the David Story
a. David the Model King
b. David as the Lawful Private Resister
Chapter 6: THE DAVID STORY: GAP-FILLING AND READING STRATEGIES
1. Hermeneutics and Narrative Theory
a. A Shared Story (with a Shared Social Imaginary)
b. Narrative Gaps
2. Cues for a Deuteronomic Baseline Reading and the Key Narrative Gap of 1 Samuel 24 and 26
a. A Deuteronomic Baseline Reading of the David Story
b. The Key Unexpected Narrative Gap
c. Conclusion
3. Finis
a. Summary
b. Contribution
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Authors

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SCRIPTURAL TRACES: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE RECEPTION AND INFLUENCE OF THE BIBLE

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THE REFORMED DAVID(S) AND THE QUESTION OF RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY

Reading the Bible in the 16th and 17th Centuries

Nevada Levi DeLapp

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