Jonathan loved David : manly love in the bible and the hermeneutics of sex /
Heacock, Anthony.
Sheffield : Sheffield Phoenix Press,
2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-173) and indexes.
Introduction -- Setting the scene and outlining the 'proof texts' -- What do the interpreters say? Different interpretations, common ground -- Historicizing manly love -- Male-male intimacy in ancient and modern friendships -- The hermeneutical shift in literature, the humanities and biblical studies from historical author to present-day reader -- Queer hermeneutics and the David and Jonathan narrative.
Jonathan (Biblical figure)
David, King of Israel.
Male friendship
Men in the Bible.
Homosexuality in the Bible.