Tragedy and Biblical Narrative Paperback: Arrows of the Almighty - Softcover

Exum

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521565065 ISBN 13: 9780521565066

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Using insights about ancient and modern tragedy, this much-praised study offers challenging and provocative new readings of selected biblical narratives: the stories of Saul, Jephthah and Israel's most famous king, David.

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Críticas:

'Exum is one interpreter who faces the dark side of biblical reality without flinching. With a refreshing fidelity to a tradition that struggles with the unintelligible and the contingent ... Exum demonstrates a remarkable literary sensitivity that delights the reader with a well-crafted work of deep insight.' Catholic Biblical Quarterly

'Exum's analysis of the Hebrew texts is subtle and penetrating.' Theology

'The book is excellent ... This is a book to read and reread and one which will make a big contribution to current literary readings of the Bible.' Biblical Interpretation

'Exum writes beautifully.' JSOT

Contraportada:

This is a book about tragedy as we confront it in texts rather than as we abstract it in theory. It considers selected narratives from the books of Judges, Samuel, and Kings, arguing that in them we encounter a vision of reality that can properly be called tragic.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521565065
• ISBN 13: 9780521565066
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224