King Saul’s mysterious malady

This article investigates the ‘illness’ of King Saul (as narrated in the Old Testament). The ‘anti-Saul narrative’ states that ‘God’s spirit had left Saul’ and ‘an evil one had taken its place’ (1 Sm 16:14; also cf. e.g. of his behaviour in 1 Sm 19:24; 1 Sm 18:28−29). The latter years of Saul’s reig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gillian P. Williams, Magdel le Roux
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2012-01-01
Series:HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
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Online Access:https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/906