167 Relationship Between Saul and David e . g . Polzin 1989 : 205 – 215 ; Alter 1999 : 162 f ; Bodner 2008 : 8, 274 ; ( Gilmour 2011 : 130 – 153 ) . I adopted this method in one of my earlier works ( Garsiel 1985 a ) . Yet in many instances in the book under dis - cussion, a multi - disciplinary approach serves the scholar better . Whilst adopting many observations of the “Close Reading” method, I cannot ignore the fact that the struggle between Saul and David reflects also the subtle debate between the earlier pro - monarchic author of the book and the later anti - monarchic one . This subtle debate enriches many insights throughout the book . Furthermore, there are other considerations that cannot be ignored, such as history, geography, archeology, etc, that contribute to our understanding of the Biblical text . We shall elaborate on these issues below . Notwithstanding the process of the creation of the text, the com - parison of the latter pursuit ( Chap . 26 ) with the earlier two...
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