Tag Archives: Ben Witherington
Jean-Fabrice Nardelli’s reply to Gagnon / Witherington: No more mincing! Gagnon is an inaccurate and poor student of Biblical homosexuality
In a recent post, Remnant of Giants interpreted the David and Goliath story as a displaced tryst between two homosexual men. The post was commented on by classicist Jean-Fabrice Nardelli. As Jean-Fabrice’s very interesting comment was buried among the other comments, I have elevated it … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, Goliath
New Blog: BW16 – Queer Bible Scholarship that’s also Objective
Just days ago, “BW16″ came to the attention of biblical studies bloggers (“bibliobloggers”), with a spirited queer interpretation of the relationship between David and Goliath. If that was not enough to guarantee BW16′s place in the annals of biblioblogging, he … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Jewish texts, Goliath, Macrophilia
Could the story of David and Goliath be a romance tale of two homosexual men disagreeing with each other?
An important, objective queer reading of the David and Goliath narrative is developing in a rather unlikely venue: Ben Witherington the Third’s The Bible And Culture blog. I have long wondered whether the battle between David and Goliath, which positions David ”under Saul” and … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, Goliath
