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Sons or lovers : an interpretation of David and Jonathan's friendship / / by Jonathan Y. Rowe



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Autore: Rowe Jonathan Y Visualizza persona
Titolo: Sons or lovers : an interpretation of David and Jonathan's friendship / / by Jonathan Y. Rowe Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London, : T & T Clark, 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
Disciplina: 221.61
222.406
Soggetto topico: Male friendship
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: 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 DISGRACED
1. "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 Authors
Sommario/riassunto: Rowe 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 the
Titolo autorizzato: Sons or lovers  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-94905-9
0-567-30616-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826027603321
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Serie: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies