David, Saul, and God : rediscovering an ancient story / Paul Borgman
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: x, 335 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 97801953316080195331605
- BS1325.52 .B67 2008
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GETS Theological Seminary Library | GETS Theological Seminary Library | BS1325.52 .B67 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00027519 |
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.
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