Sa mu el 226 The latter approach is to my mind closer to the meaning of the narrative . In the encounter with the necromancer, the author sees a serious transgression—another severe sin added to the long series committed by Saul, which justifies the punishment awaiting him on Let us interpret the last scene along these lines : the following day . 17 firstly, regarding the issue of Saul’s fast . Various suggestions have been put forward to explain it ( see summary, Baldwin 1988 : 171 ) . Some scholars interpret Saul’s not eating in terms of his mental state, his terror in the face of the Philistine mighty army and the distress engendered by his journey to the necromancer in the hope of obtain - ing a Divine response ( e . g . Gordon 1986 : 196 ) . Yet, this does not account for the lengthy descriptions of the exchanges between Saul and the necromancer and his attendants, and the eventual large meal . Others regard the fast as part of the purification required before a ghost can be summo...
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