Oxford University Press has recently published Paul Borgman's DAVID, SAUL, AND GOD: REDISCOVERING AN ANCIENT STORY.
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Some Critical Responses:
Borgman undertakes an important study of the narratives in which he lays out, in an astute way, the artistic patterns that shape the narrative in quite intentional ways. . . . Borgman's scholarship opens new ways of seeing and reading, and is a welcome contribution to a growing literature.”
--Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary
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"In an era of numerous deconstructions and reconstructions of the Hebrew Bible's David, Paul Borgman has produced a detailed and thoughtful close reading of the accounts found in Samuel and the opening of Kings. Acknowledging the veneration and vilification applied to 'Israel's greatest, if massively flawed, king' by traditional and recent interpreters, Borgman seeks to unravel the mystery of who David is, making pointed use of the text's significant patterns of repetition. While engaging fully with recent literary scholarship on Saul and David, Borgman sets out in a fruitful direction of his own, examining the larger sweep of the narrative and fully incorporating such oft-misunderstood sections as the 'appendix' of II Sam. 21-24. In helping us to see David in both his unabated complexity and his ability to grow morally, Borgman makes new sense of texts which are often viewed as ambiguous or contradictory. His reading illuminates Saul, David, and above all, the God of the Bible."
--Everett Fox, Allen M. Glick Professor of Judaic and Biblical Studies, Clark University;
author, The Five Books of Moses, translation and commentary
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“In a literary reading of the books of Samuel Borgman makes special use of both small and large patterns of repetition to develop his view of David. He sets it over against other depictions of David, especially those presenting a dark, questionable David. His book is an excellent introduction to the complexity of the biblical portrait of David and to the contemporary study of biblical narrative.”
Peter D. Miscall, author of 1 Samuel; Reading Isaiah
4 comments:
Hey Paul
I decided to comment so you would have a real response. I knew I had a question - what made you pick David and Saul to write about? And we didn't even really hear about it at Bible study until teh last few weeks.
I'm not really accomplished at this. I forgot to sign my first comment. So I'll sign this one.
Lis
Well, look at you!!
Welcome to the Blogosphere :)
I find this book interesting. I am wondering what areas of clarifications were you able to bring that is not stated in the Bible? In reading the Word of God and knowing the story of King David, and Saul, I am interested in gaining a better understanding of what they went on during this time and most importantly, their relationship with God.
Keef
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