Reading Samuel as Folklore: 1 Samuel 23.19-24.22 and 26.1-25, a Case Study

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Wearne, Gareth James. (2017). Reading Samuel as Folklore: 1 Samuel 23.19-24.22 and 26.1-25, a Case Study. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. 41(2), pp. 337 - 354. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309089216661167
AuthorsWearne, Gareth James
Abstract

Studies of the oral background to the Hebrew Bible have long been preoccupied with the search for an ancient Hebrew epic. But the fact that many stories are written in narrative prose means they resist attempts to make them conform to expectations of poetic and formulaic composition. The present study takes a different point of departure. Adapting Lauri Honko's cognitive and performative theories of ‘mental texts’, it argues for the existence of cycles of oral folk-narratives in ancient Israel. The parallel stories in which David spares the life of Saul in 1 Sam. 23.19–24.22 and 26.1-25 are used as a case study to test the explanatory power of the model.

Year2017
JournalJournal for the Study of the Old Testament
Journal citation41 (2), pp. 337 - 354
PublisherSage Publishing
ISSN1476-6728
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/0309089216661167
Page range337 - 354
Research GroupSchool of Theology
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