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Verbum et Ecclesia

versión On-line ISSN 2074-7705
versión impresa ISSN 1609-9982

Verbum Eccles. (Online) vol.32 no.1 Pretoria  2011

http://dx.doi.org/10.402/ve.v32i1.557 

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

 

King Saul's mustering of all Israel (1 Sm 11:6-7): An idealised leadership

 

 

Jeong Bong KimI, II

IResearch associate, Department of Old Testament Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa
IIKorea Baptist Theological University, Korea

Correspondence

 

 


ABSTRACT

1 Samuel 11:6-7 report the beginning of Saul's public life and demonstrate his leadership over Israel. However, the verses do not clearly indicate his role in the specific events related in verses 1-11. This article clarifies Saul's idealised kingly leadership by examining some of the literary-critical issues of 1 Samuel 11:1-11 in their broader context. Saul's leadership was then considered against its larger ancient Near Eastern context. The article aimed to show that both Saul's religiousauthority and also his political ability were welcomed in his emerging kingship.


 

 

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Acknowledgements

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The author declares that he has no financial or personal relationship(s), which may have inappropriately influenced him in writing this paper.

 

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Correspondence:
Jeong Bong Kim
410-101 Expo Apt.
Jeonmin-dong Yuseong-gu
Daejeon Korea (305-762)
Email: kimjeongbong@yahoo.com

Received: 17 June 2011
Accepted: 27 Sept. 2011
Published: 06 Dec. 2011

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