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"I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son:" Aspects of sacral kingship in 2 Sam 7,14

Publication at Protestant Theological Faculty |
2011

Abstract

Several passages in the Hebrew Bible describe an Israelite or a Judean king as a son of God. The article presents the scholarly discussion on these texts and suggests an alternative approach to them, illustrated mainly on 2 Sam 7,14.