By Theodore W. Jennings Jr.
ISBN-10: 0826417124
ISBN-13: 9780826417121
The very advice that there's homoeroticism in Hebrew narrative could appear extraordinary given the supposition that the faith and tradition of historic Israel resolutely adversarial similar intercourse erotic relationships. the obvious prohibition of homosexuality in Leviticus and the tale of Sodom from Genesis were made to talk for the full Hebrew Bible. The oddity of this case has no longer been misplaced on a few interpreters who've well-known that the tale of Sodom tells us not more approximately attitudes towards what we name homosexuality than the tale of the rape of Dina tells us approximately attitudes towards heterosexuality.
Prof. Jennings says that the well known eroticism of the Hebrew Bible isn't really constrained to heterosexuality but additionally comprises an stunning range of fabric that lends itself to homoerotic interpretation.
In half one, Jennings examines saga fabrics linked to David. it truly is no innovation to discover within the David and Jonathan's dating no less than the description of a impressive love tale among males. What turns into transparent, notwithstanding, is that the story is much extra advanced than this because it includes Saul and is determined inside a context of a warrior society that takes with no consideration that male heroes can be followed by means of more youthful or decrease prestige men. therefore the complicated erotic connections among David and Saul and David and Jonathan play out opposed to the backdrop of a context of "heroes and pals."
The moment form of similar intercourse dating explored has to do with shamanistic different types of eroticism within which the sacral strength of the holy guy is either a fabricated from related intercourse dating and expressed via related intercourse perform. This part offers with Samuel and Saul and Elijah and Elisha. those aren't warriors yet individuals whose sacral energy can also be erotic energy that can locate expression in erotic practices with individuals of a similar sex.
The 3rd form of similar intercourse courting discusses we now name transgendered people, specially men, and their erotic dating to (other) men. the following the publication explores the transgendering of Israel via a number of prophets who use this gadget to discover the adultery and promiscuity that they want to characteristic to Israel, in addition to the tale of Joseph.
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David manages to find seven, two of w h o m are sons by Saul's concubine Rizpah, and five w h o are grandsons by Saul's daughter Merab. In doing this David passes over the most obvious choice of Mephibosheth (or Merib-baal, as he is now k n o w n ; NRSV note):"But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the oath of the LORD that was between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul" (21:7). In this way the house of Saul is reduced to the line o f j o n a t h a n .
T h e n J o n a t h a n m a d e a c o v e n a n t w i t h D a v i d , because h e loved h i m as his o w n soul. J o n a t h a n s t r i p p e d himself of t h e r o b e that h e was w e a r i n g , and gave it t o D a v i d , a n d his a r m o r , and even his sword and his b o w and his belt. (18:1-4) Saul and J o n a t h a n thus b e c o m e c o m p e t i t o r s f o r the same b o y c o m p a n i o n , the same prospective armor-bearer. We are not yet told of the response of David to this extravagant wooing.
Y H W H , in accordance with the expectations of the readers of this saga, appears to regard physical beauty as a primary criterion for the selection of a boy-companion/armor-bearer. In biblical literature male beauty is regularly associated with erotic attachment. Here it is accompanied by bravery and loyalty as criteria for the prolongation of the relationship. These criteria are perfectly consistent with what we k n o w of idealized cross-generational eroticism in warrior and other cultures.
Jacob's Wound: Homoerotic Narrative in the Literature of Ancient Israel by Theodore W. Jennings Jr.
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