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Sons or Lovers - An Interpretation of David and Jonathan's Friendship (Hardcover, New)
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Sons or Lovers - An Interpretation of David and Jonathan's Friendship (Hardcover, New)
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
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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 family among anthropologists and, finally, states how
anthropology can inform the interpretation of the biblical text.
Starting from the concept of 'hegemonic masculinity', Rowe examines
how men in general are presented positively, and then shows how
Jonathan, David and Saul measure up to these standards. Rowe
concludes that although Jonathan was disloyal to his family,
something that implied readers would have censured, the books of
Samuel present this disloyalty as honourable, thus making a
theological point about fidelity to the house of David.
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