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Sons or Lovers An Interpretation of David and Jonathan’s Friendship 1st Edition by Jonathan Rowe, Laura Quick, Jacqueline Vayntrub ISBN 056730616X 9780567306166

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Author(s): Jonathan Y. Rowe

ISBN(s): 9780567463036, 0567463036

Edition: 1

File Details: PDF, 885 KB

Year: 2012

Language: English

SKU: EB-4429290 Category: Religion & Spirituality - Bible Tag: Jonathan Y. Rowe

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ISBN 10: 056730616X
ISBN 13: 978-0567306166
Author: Jonathan Y. Rowe,Laura Quick, Jacqueline Vayntrub

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.