The love of David and Jonathan : idealogy, text, reception / James E. Harding.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harding, James E. (James Edward)

Series:

Bible world (London, England)

BibleWorld

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

David, King of Israel.

David.

Jonathan (Biblical figure).

Jonathan.

Bible. Samuel--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Bible.

Bible. Samuel--Gay interpretations.

Homosexuality in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 450 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 modern biblical scholars - to the task of resolving its possible meanings. What has not yet been fully explored is the place of David and Jonathan in the evolution of modern, Western understandings of same-sex relationships, in particular how the story of their relationship was read alongside classical narratives, such as those of Achilles and Patroclus, or Orestes and Pylades. The Love of David and Jonathan explores this context in detail to argue that the story of David and Jonathan was part of the process by which the modern idea of homosexuality itself emerged.

Contents:

Introduction

A convention of reading

A question of modern exegesis

What this book is and is not

Battling for David and Jonathan: scripture, historical criticism and the gay agenda

Exegetical factional strife

Academy, church and gay agenda

A homosexual misunderstanding?

The ideological use of word statistics?

Christian homophobia as divine order?

Trangressive reading? Que(e) r(y) ing David and Jonathan

David and Jonathan beyond foundationalism?

How open is the David and Jonathan narrative?

What makes 1 and 2 Samuel 'open' and how has it been 'closed'?

David and Jonathan between Athens and Jerusalem

David and Jonathan/the invention of gay history

The ancient reception of Achilles and Patroclus

Davidic friendship in the Romantic period

The Oxford Movement and Catholic homosociality

Protestant manliness

Johan Addington Symonds (1840-1893)

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and 'Teleny' (1893)

Edward Carpenter (1844-1929)

E.M. Forster (1879-1870).

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-428) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781134940264

1134940262

9781315539508

1315539500

9781134940196

113494019X

9781844657759

1844657752

OCLC:

922958357