The reign and rejection of King Saul : a case for literary and theological coherence / [print]
V. Philips Long.
- Atlanta, Georgia : Scholars Press, (c)1989.
- xviii, 276 pages ; 23 cm.
- Dissertation series no. 118 .
- Dissertation series (Society of Biblical Literature) ; no. 118. .
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Cambridge University, 1987.
Recent advances in literary method as applied to Biblical narrative -- Reassessment of the Gilgal episode in I Samuel 13 -- Saul versus the Philistines: a king rejected (I Sam 13) -- Saul versus the Philistines: a rejected king (I Sam 14) -- Saul versus the Amalekites: the final rejection (I Sam 15) -- On the issue of narrative coherence in I Sam 9-11 -- Toward an integrated reading of Saul's rise, with special attention to the narrative portrayal of Saul.
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Bible.--O.T.--Samuel, 1st, XIII-XV--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible.--O.T.--Samuel, 1st, IX-XI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.