03255nam 2200601Ia 450 991046284800332120200520144314.01-283-94905-90-567-30616-X(CKB)2670000000315391(EBL)1107254(OCoLC)823720387(SSID)ssj0000811871(PQKBManifestationID)11433743(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000811871(PQKBWorkID)10851029(PQKB)11641206(MiAaPQ)EBC1107254(Au-PeEL)EBL1107254(CaPaEBR)ebr10639337(CaONFJC)MIL426155(EXLCZ)99267000000031539120120719d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSons or lovers[electronic resource] an interpretation of David and Jonathan's friendship /by Jonathan Y. RoweLondon T & T Clark20121 online resource (180 p.)Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-567-65629-2 0-567-46303-6 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. INTERPRETING DAVID AND JONATHAN; 1. Hearing Voices: Reading with Mikhail Bakhtin; 2. Family Practices: Reading with Anthropology; 3. Interpretative Understanding; Chapter 2. "REAL MEN"; 1. Bravehearts; 2. Profanity!; 3. Spearmen; Chapter 3. FAMILY FIRST; 1. "Honour your father and mother"; 2. Loyalty to Kin; 3. Understanding David and Saul's Family Values; Chapter 4. FRIENDS FOREVER; 1. The Loyalty of Love; 2. Friendship; 3. Understanding Jonathan's (Dis)Loyalty; Chapter 5. SHAMEFULLY DISGRACED1. "Shall my honour be as shame?"2. "Honour and Shame"; 3. Understanding Saul's Accusation; Chapter 6. HONOURABLY DISLOYAL; 1. Keeping Faith; 2. Sons or Lovers; Appendix A: RELATIVE AGES OF SELECTED CHARACTERS IN 1 SAMUEL; Appendix B: COLLOCATION OF chlylh WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF OATH FORMULAE; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of AuthorsRowe examines David and Jonathan's friendship in the context of what ancient readers would have understood as the 'natural' loyalty to their families. Rowe focuses on the conflicting moral goods between which the men choose, seeking to understand the dynamics of the narrative consonant with ancient society. Rowe discusses theoretical issues of interpretation and summarises how Bakhtin's theory of heteroglossic voices can be utilised to understand the narrative. He deliberates over the key aspects of family life in the world described by the Old Testament, surveys approaches to the study of theThe Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament StudiesMale friendshipElectronic books.Male friendship.221.61222.406Rowe Jonathan Y912485MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462848003321Sons or lovers2043749UNINA