Berit Olam: 1 Samuel,Used

1 Samuel Is A National Autobiography Of The Hebrew People. David Jobling Reads 1 Samuel As A Story That Is Complete In Itself, Although It Is Part Of A Much Larger Narrative. He Examines It As A Historical Document In A Double Sense: (1) As A Document Originating From Ancient Israel And (2) As A Telling Of The Past. Organizing The Text Through The Three Interlocking Themes Of Class, Race, And Gender, Jobling Asks How This Historical And Canonical Story Relates To A Modern World In Which These Themes Continue To Be Of Crucial Importance.While Drawing On The Resources Of Biblical Narratology,' Jobling Deviates From Mainstream Methodology. He Adopts A 'Critical Narratology' Informed By Such Cultural Practices As Feminism And Psychoanalysis. He Follows A Structuralist Tradition Which Finds Meaning More In The Text'S Largescale Mythic Patterns Than In Close Reading Of Particular Passages, And Seeks Methods Specific To 1 Samuel Rather Than Ones Applicable To Biblical Narrative In General.David Jobling, Phd, Is A Professor Of Old Testament Language And Literature At St. Andrews College In Saskatoon. He Is A Cochair Of The Ideological Criticism Section Of The Society Of Biblical Literature And A Member Of The Bible And Culture Collective. '