”Call Up Samuel”: Who Appeared to the Witch at En-Dor? (1 Sam 28:3-25)
| avondale-bepress.context-key | 16355248 | |
| avondale-bepress.submission-path | theo_papers/196 | |
| avondale.affiliate | Kent, Grenville | |
| avondale.department | Scripture, Spirituality and Society Research Centre | |
| avondale.faculty | Theology | |
| avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
| avondale.reporting.version | Published Version | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kent, Grenville J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-01T00:29:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-01T00:29:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-10-01 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2020-01-27T20:52:48Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | <p>Interpreters have been divided on whether the figure who appeared to the witch and spoke to Saul was the post mortem Samuel or a demon impersonating Samuel to deceive Saul. This chapter argues for the second view, because the context involves Canaanite conjuring ritual; the medium speaks as a polytheist; the meal is part of the ritual; Saul has shown vulnerability to fortune-telling and the demonic; the rebuke by the apparent Samuel unfairly escalates Saul’s punishment, complains about ‘bringing me up’, and ignores the most obvious issue; the apparent Samuel’s predictions are questionable; Torah allusions offer clear guidance; the woman is a mixed character; and the narrator uses focalisation (or narration from one characters viewpoint) in saying Samuel appeared.</p> | |
| dc.identifier.citation | <p>Kent, G. J. R. (2014). ”Call Up Samuel”: Who appeared to the Witch at En-Dor? (1 Sam 28:3-25). <em>Andrews University Seminary Studies, 52</em>(2), 141-160. Retrieved from <a href="https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/auss/">https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/auss/</a></p> | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0003-2980 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/16355248 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_us | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Andrews University Seminary Studies | |
| dc.rights | <p>Used by permission: <a href="https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/auss/">Andrews University Seminary Studies</a> and the author.</p> <p>Copyright © 2014 Andrews University Seminary Studies.</p> <p>At the time of writing Grenville Kent was affiliated with Avondale College as a Conjoint Senior Lecturer.</p> | |
| dc.subject | En-Dor | |
| dc.subject | witch | |
| dc.subject | Samuel | |
| dc.subject | Saul | |
| dc.title | ”Call Up Samuel”: Who Appeared to the Witch at En-Dor? (1 Sam 28:3-25) | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
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