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3.0 out of 5 stars
Stimulating, but with liberal assumptions,
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This review is from: 1 Samuel (Berit Olam (The Everlasting Covenant): Studies In Hebrew Narrative And Poetry) (Hardcover)
Jobling provides us a good example of where liberal assumptions can take us in biblical interpretation - if the Bible is only a fallible record of human experience, there is no reason to believe it contains an accurate portrayal of God. Sure enough, Jobling believes that 1 Samuel portrays God as childish and irrational (p. 84). Despite this outrageous statement, Jobling raises some important questions that do need to be answered. For example, why does David remain king despite all his sin, whereas Saul is rejected after a trifling offence? Jobling puts it down to God's inconsistency, but there is a better explanation: the LORD made an everlasting covenant with David (2 Samuel 23:5), whereas he did not make one with Saul.
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1 Samuel (Berit Olam (The Everlasting Covenant): Studies In Hebrew Narrative And Poetry) by David Jobling (Hardcover - Aug. 1998)
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