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The history of Israel deals with historical events as its subject matter, and the intervention and revelation of God are the centers of the writings of the history and its development. On the other hand, the Israelite wisdom is based on daily experiences and observations and searches for the inherent causal relationships, and it takes diverse characters and their actions as its main theme. The purpose of this research is to identify the contact point between the historical writings of Israel and their wisdom tradition and to find out its historical significance. For this task, I selected the story of David’s succession to the throne as my research subject, which is considered as one of the oldest historical writings. I observed that the story of David’s succession to the throne employs the typical themes of the wisdom literature, which are arrogance versus humility, wise words, the importance of discipline, and the portrayal of wise characters. Based on my observations, I noticed that the story of David’s succession to the throne is narrated from a perspective of three dimensions. The first dimension is associated with the characters and the events surrounding them, the second, the inherent inevitability of the events, and the third, love of Yahweh. I contend that the teachings of the wisdom tradition are the underlying theme, knitted into the story of David’s succession to the throne, and thus, there exists a very close relationship between the historical writings of Israel and their wisdom tradition.　It is made clear, therefore, that integrative thinking exists in the historical writings of Israel.

한국어

이스라엘의　역사는　그　소재에　있어서　역사적　사건을　다루며,　하나님의　개입과　계시가　역사서술과　전개의　중심이　되고　있다.　반면　이스라엘의 지혜는　사람의　일상적인　경험과　관찰을　토대로　하고　내적인　인과관계를　찾고　사람과　사람의　행위를　주제로　하고　있다.　본　소고의　연구목적은　이스라엘의　역사서술과　지혜전통의　접촉점과　그　역사적　의의를　찾는데　있다.　이를　위해　본　소고의　필자는　가장　오래된　역사서술　양식으로　간주되는　다윗의　왕위계승사를　연구대상으로　선택하였다.　왕위계승사에　사용된　지혜문학의　전형적인　주제는　오만과　겸허,　지혜로운　말씨,　훈계의　중요성,　그리고　지혜적인　인물묘사로 드러났다.　필자는　이러한　주요한　발견을　근거로　왕위계승사가　삼차원적　차원에서　서술되고　있음을　주목하였다.　일차적　차원은 인물과　사건,　이차적　차원은　사건의　내적필연성,　그리고 삼차적　차원은 야훼의　사랑과 연관되어 있다. 지혜전통의 교훈들이 왕위계승사를 수놓고 있는 기본적인 주제이므로 이스라엘의　역사서술과　그 지혜전통은 매우　밀접한　관련이 있다고 주장할 수 있다.　따라서 이스라엘의　역사서술에　통합적 사유가 이루어져 있음이 밝혀졌다.