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The Artistic Dimension

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The Artistic Dimension

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This volume presents a collection of essays aimed at further integration of literary analysis in the study of the Hebrew Bible. In three sections, Bodner studies a range of texts in order to illustrate that literary analysis has value for exploring numerous issues in the discipline, including text-critical problems, the Deuteronomistic History, and Chronicles. Beginning with a discussion of how literary analysis is a vital, yet neglected, component of textual criticism, Bodner then offers a sustained engagement with one particular section of the Hebrew Bible, the so-called "ark narrative" of 1 Samuel 4-6. Other areas of the Hebrew Bible are subsequently explored, including a sample of the historiographic material in the Deuteronomistic History and a lengthy text from the book of Proverbs. Part four turns to the often neglected books of 1 & 2 Chronicles, illustrating how the Chronicler's work is a congenial site for literary study. The assembled essays petition for a heightened awareness of the artistic achievement of the Hebrew Bible and illustrate that literary thinking is a necessary component for biblical interpretation.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
220
Release Date:
2013-08-29
Publication Date:
2013-08-29
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0567451968
ISBN13:
9780567451965
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Weight:
499 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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