"And There Renew the Kingship": The Double Coronation of Saul (1 Samuel 10-11). Issue 2 (3rd July 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "And There Renew the Kingship": The Double Coronation of Saul (1 Samuel 10-11). Issue 2 (3rd July 2018)
- Main Title:
- "And There Renew the Kingship": The Double Coronation of Saul (1 Samuel 10-11)
- Authors:
- Jacobs, Jonathan
- Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: This article deals with the two accounts of Saul's coronation that appear in I Sam 10-11. As opposed to the traditional critical approach, I propose a literary perspective, positing that both coronation episodes belong to a single story that is developed by means of concentric parallelism. The concentric structure of the accounts (which indicates a reversal in the conception of monarchy), the strange and unique literary formulations, and the other well-known literary devices such as analogies and leitwort all flesh-out the ideal character of the king of Israel. This is done while establishing Saul's character as the perfect king, who is worthy to lead. The purpose of the story is to teach the proper approach to understanding the status of the king of Israel, and to show that at this stage of the story Saul recognizes his limitations as a flesh-and-blood king who is aware of God's role as the leader and savior of the Nation of Israel.
- Is Part Of:
- Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament. Volume 32:Issue 2(2018)
- Journal:
- Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
- Issue:
- Volume 32:Issue 2(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 32, Issue 2 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0032-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 189
- Page End:
- 200
- Publication Date:
- 2018-07-03
- Subjects:
- Samuel -- Saul -- Bible Monarchy
221 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/sold20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/09018328.2018.1470845 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0901-8328
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- Legaldeposit
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- British Library DSC - 8087.517700
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