Heirs Apparent in Juxtaposition: David in Samuel-Kings and Michael Corleone in The Godfather

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-333
Author(s):  
George Aichele ◽  
Peter D. Miscall ◽  
Richard Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Power Structure ◽  
Kings 2 ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Crime Family ◽  
1 Samuel

Abstract We read together the story of David in 1 Samuel 16-2 Kings 2 and that of Michael Corleone in The Godfather. They both begin outside the main power structure, the kingdom of Saul and the crime family, and then rise, often through the use of violence, to the top: King and Don. David’s decisive slaying of Goliath is matched by Michael’s assassination of Sollozzo and McCluskey. After the killings both are now recognized as serious “players” in their respective structures. As they move up the power chain David and Michael, as characters in biblical narrative and modern film, are haunted by the possibility that their stories could have been different: the innocent young shepherd and the decorated Marine. Both could be separate from the violence and corruption of Israelite monarchy and of the Corleone family.

Hannah’s “Hard Day” and Hesiod’s “Two Roads”: Poetic Wisdom in Philo’s De ebrietate

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney J. P. Friesen
Keyword(s):  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Philosophical Discourse ◽  
The Road ◽  
History Of Interpretation ◽  
Recent Interest ◽  
Didactic Poetry ◽  
History Of ◽  
Moral Lesson ◽  
1 Samuel ◽  
Literary Methods

In De ebrietate 150, Philo quotes Hesiod’s Works and Days (287, 289-292) in his interpretation of Hannah’s alleged drunkenness in 1 Samuel. These poetic verses contrast the difficulty of the road to virtue with the ease of acquiring wickedness. On Philo’s reading, the misperception of Hannah’s “hard day” by her accuser illustrates the moral lesson of Hesiod, namely, that fools consider virtue to be beyond attainment. In the context of recent interest in the ways in which Philo’s literary methods converge with those of other ancient readers, especially Alexandrian scholars, this study situates Philo’s application of Hesiod’s didactic poetry within its wider history of interpretation. As early as Plato and continuing through Philo’s time, Hesiod’s “two roads” was frequently cited in philosophical discourse and debate. Moreover, analogously to Philo, Alexandrian critics employed this passage in explaining the morality of literary characters. Philo’s use of Hesiod is consistent with this interpretive tradition. At the same time, his originality consists in his creation of a dialogue between Hesiod and biblical narrative in which both voices converge around the same ethical lesson.

WACANA, KUASA DAN AGAMA DALAM KONTESTASI PILGUB JAKARTA

ALQALAM ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Joko Priyanto
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Mass Movement ◽  
Power Structure ◽  
Hegemonic Discourse ◽  
Islamic Society

Religion Blasphemy addressed to Jakarta Governor who is also a candidate for Jakarta Governor Election 2017 is the beginning of a series of polemic along process of Jakarta Governor Election 2017. This case triggers friction between Islamic society as a civil society and government as authority. This research explored this case by using theory of power relations Foucault. The result shows that the mass movement of Islamic society is power from Islamic society knowledge. Power structure tries to discipline this movement by hegemony in form of discourse. However, hegemonic discourse from civil society (Islamic society) also tries to challenge. The fight of hegemonic in form of discourse becomes so viral in all media, element and institution. This research shows that the discourse of Leader and Diversity is a signifier empty which be contestation of giving meaning.   Keywords: knowledge, power, Foucoult, religion.

Unreconciled Strivings of ‘Exilic Consciousness’: Critical Praxis of Resistance in Susan Abulhawa's Mornings in Jenin

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-120
Author(s):  
Ayman Abu-Shomar
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Power Structure ◽  
Resistance Literature ◽  
Political Narratives ◽  
Arab Israeli Conflict

This article discusses how Susan Abulhawa's Mornings in Jenin, its thematic concerns and aesthetics, are developed in tandem with the discourse of diaspora and exilic consciousness leading to critical praxis. It traces the interactions between exilic consciousness and identity construction in the context of resistance literature. These interactions exhibit the author's ability to be inside and outside discourses of struggle producing a model in which exile challenges bigoted struggles, hence the evolution of critical praxis. In the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Abulhawa represents another humanistic voice that resists dominant political narratives by dismantling their hegemonic power structure.

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