FRINK Linked Data Fragments server

Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W270448299> ?p ?o ?g. }

• W270448299 startingPage "58" @default.
• W270448299 abstract "The Invention of Monotheist Ethics: Exploring the Book of Samuel by Hillel Millgram (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2010), 2 volumes, 596 pages. Reviewed by Jack Riemer. The Book of Samuel is one of my favorite books of the Bible. I love it for many reasons. One is because of the theme. For me, it is play in three acts. In Act One, it is the story of old Samuel trying to hold on to power too long, and of young Saul trying to grab hold of power too soon. In Act Two, it becomes the story of old Saul trying to hold on to power too long, and of young David trying to seize power too soon. Then, in Act Three, it becomes the story of old David trying to hold on to power too long, and of his children trying to seize power too soon. It is the biblical equivalent of Shakespeare's King Lear, so I am always deeply moved by it. Also, there are remarkable women in this book: Hannah, Michal, Abigail, Bathsheba, the Witch of Endor, and others. No other book in the Bible has so many women characters or such fascinating group of women as this book does, and for that alone I am drawn to it. Then there is David. Only Moses gets more space in the Bible than David does. He is great shepherd, great fighter, great musician, great sinner, and great repenter. You have to love him, and be drawn into his story. There is powerful drama in this book: The scene in which David defeats Goliath, the one in which David laments the loss of Jonathan, and the one in which David is heartbroken by the death of his son Absalom--these scenes are bound to move all but the most callous reader. I love this book, so I delight in teaching it every chance I get. I had thought that I was now familiar with all the commentaries on it: Jewish or Christian, medieval or modern, scholarly or imaginative. But I must confess that Rabbi Hillel Millgram's new two-volume commentary on the Book of Samuel (which is exactly what this book is, despite what the title may imply) opened my eyes to many, many nuances that I had never noticed before. On almost every page, he enabled me to see story that I thought I understood in fresh and different way. For example, I thought I understood the first chapter of the book, the story of Hannah. After all, I reread it every year on Rosh Ha-Shanah, when it serves as the haftarah (prophetical reading) for the first day. However, Rabbi Millgram has enabled me to see at least three nuances in the first chapter that I had never previously observed. First, I always thought the story was all about Hannah, the woman who could not have child and who was therefore miserable and unable to participate in the festive meal. Yet Rabbi Millgram made me realize that this is the story of what he calls a fractured family, all three of whose members--the husband, the other wife, and Hannah herself--are desperately unhappy. Elkanah, the husband, is miserable because, no matter how many presents he gives to Hannah, and no matter how kindly he speaks to her, nothing can comfort her. …" @default.
• W270448299 created "2016-06-24" @default.
• W270448299 creator A5067435549 @default.
• W270448299 date "2013-01-01" @default.
• W270448299 modified "2023-09-26" @default.
• W270448299 title "The Invention of Monotheist Ethics: Exploring the Book of Samuel" @default.
• W270448299 hasPublicationYear "2013" @default.
• W270448299 type Work @default.
• W270448299 sameAs 270448299 @default.
• W270448299 citedByCount "0" @default.
• W270448299 crossrefType "journal-article" @default.
• W270448299 hasAuthorship W270448299A5067435549 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C111919701 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C121332964 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C124952713 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C138885662 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C142362112 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C163258240 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C18903297 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C27206212 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C2778012557 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C33566652 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C41008148 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C62520636 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C74916050 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C86803240 @default.
• W270448299 hasConcept C95457728 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C111919701 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C121332964 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C124952713 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C138885662 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C142362112 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C163258240 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C18903297 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C27206212 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C2778012557 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C33566652 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C41008148 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C62520636 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C74916050 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C86803240 @default.
• W270448299 hasConceptScore W270448299C95457728 @default.
• W270448299 hasIssue "1" @default.
• W270448299 hasLocation W2704482991 @default.
• W270448299 hasOpenAccess W270448299 @default.
• W270448299 hasPrimaryLocation W2704482991 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W1482167702 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W1563623900 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W1604947099 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W185310839 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W206554701 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W2314360602 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W250353514 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W2568846297 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W262270904 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W2625536746 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W29566014 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W301341849 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W3110553073 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W314983283 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W337974098 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W94844976 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W209653414 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W2274177389 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W2597277779 @default.
• W270448299 hasRelatedWork W2609904572 @default.
• W270448299 hasVolume "41" @default.
• W270448299 isParatext "false" @default.
• W270448299 isRetracted "false" @default.
• W270448299 magId "270448299" @default.
• W270448299 workType "article" @default.