Borgman, Paul  <br/><br/>
David, Saul, and God :   rediscovering an ancient story /  
Paul Borgman 
 - New York :   Oxford University Press,   2008 
 - x, 335 p.  ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Solving the story's mystery of David--and God, and Saul -- Saul : three anointings, two wrongdoings, one good son between : patterns 1 and 2 -- Who is David? multiple introductions : pattern 3 -- Saul and David--fear; sword and spear : patterns 4 and 5 -- David spares an enemy, three times in a row : pattern 6 -- The ark, communal well-being, and women : pattern 7 -- Failed fathers : personal indulgence, public woe : pattern 8 -- News of death--public and private Davids : pattern 9 -- Chiastic conclusion : warriors, leadership, and poetic reflection : pattern 10 (A) -- Chiastic conclusion : final contrast, soul and David sinning : patterns 10 (B) and 11 -- Conclusion : David and God, Odysseus and Athene : character and moral universe. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>97801953316080195331605 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>David, King of Israel.Saul, King of Israel.Bible. Samuel, 1st--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1325.52   / .B67 2008