The Love of David and Jonathan: Ideology, Text, Reception

by James E. Harding

Book Overview

Were David and Jonathan 'gay' lovers? This very modern question lies behind the recent explosion of studies of the David and Jonathan narrative. Interpreters differ in their assessment of whether 1 and 2 Samuel offer a positive portrayal of a homosexual relationship. Beneath the conflict of interpretations lies an ambiguous biblical text which has drawn generations of readers - from the redactors of the Hebrew text and the early translators to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138661147
• ISBN13: 9781138661141
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.