Michal the Misinterpreted
Interpretation is always done within one’s own context. It is impossible to interpret a text without the impact of one’s worldview and ideological positions seeping into the interpretive process. Due to this contextual approach to interpretation, one must analyze the history of interpretation from a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2007
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2007, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 451-464 |
| Further subjects: | B
Interpretation of
B Saul B 1 and 2 Samuel B Michal B David B royalty B barrenness B Marriage |
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| Summary: | Interpretation is always done within one’s own context. It is impossible to interpret a text without the impact of one’s worldview and ideological positions seeping into the interpretive process. Due to this contextual approach to interpretation, one must analyze the history of interpretation from a critical viewpoint, rather than blindly accepting a historical understanding. The character of Michal in the books of Samuel is a good example of how the history of interpretation can be guided by the interpreter’s ideology and also why the historical understandings need to be re-evaluated. This article contains one example of how such interpretations can be challenged and reassigned in relation to Michal. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089207080051 |