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The Life and Death of King Saul
2012
Overview
In this passage from an autobiographical statement by Shaul Tchernichowsky the poet declares his commitment to re-evaluate the traditional version of Jewish history and to discover instead an alternative version more suited to contemporary values. His reference to “holy and good” characters whose evil deeds were played down by the Jewish tradition undoubtedly includes King David. It disturbed Tchernichowsky that despite such morally questionable acts as his adulterous relations with Bathsheba and his arrangement of her husband’s death, David was still hailed by Jewish tradition as a great hero. On the other hand, Tchernichowsky believed, Saul, the first king of
Publisher
State University of New York Press,SUNY Press
ISBN
088706325X, 9780887063251
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