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1882
Volume 60, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 1768-9260
  • E-ISSN: 2428-3606

Abstract

Abstract

David est généralement considéré comme une figure du Christ, et les écrivains des premiers siècles chrétiens se sont efforcés de la mettre en relief dans les nombreux récits qui le concernent dans les Livres des Rois. Ce premier article est consacré aux débuts de David. Son onction par Samuel le désigne comme l’Oint élu de Dieu ; le combat glorieux contre Goliath préfigure la Passion et la victoire pascale. La cithare dont il joue pour éloigner de Saül l’esprit mauvais qui le tourmente symbolise la croix et le chant des Écritures.

Abstract

David is generally considered as a prefigurement of Christ, and early Christian scholars endeavoured to bring this out in the many accounts about him in the two Books of Kings. This first article examines the beginning of David’s story. His anointment by the prophet Samuel shows he is the one whom God has chosen. His heroic combat against Goliath foreshadows the Passion of Christ and the Resurrection. The harp he plays to expel the evil spirit tormenting Saul symbolises the cross and the songs of the Scriptures.

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