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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782310603321

Titolo

A biblical itinerary [[electronic resource] ] : in search of method, form, and content : essays in honor of George W. Coats / / edited by Eugene E. Carpenter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1997

ISBN

1-281-81400-8

9786611814007

0-567-03879-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 240

Altri autori (Persone)

CarpenterEugene E. <1943->

CoatsGeorge W

Disciplina

221.6

Soggetti

Biblical scholars

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Some Reflections on the Canonical Moses: Moses and Abraham; Biblical and Early Islamic Moses; Narrative Form Criticism: Dead or Alive?; Beyond Reality: Poetic Discourse and Psalm 107; Redaction Criticism: Whence, Whither, and Why? Or, Going beyond Source and Form Criticism without Leaving them Behind; Exodus 18: Its Structure, Style, Motifs and Function in the Book of Exodus; Structure and Meaning in the Sinai-Horeb Narrative (Exodus 19-34); From Faithful Prophet to Villain: Observations on the Tradition History of the Balaam Story

The Missing VoiceThe Futile Quest for the Historical Prophet; On the Task of Old Testament Theology; Scripture and the Formation of Christian Identity; Bibliography of Works by George Wesley Coats, Jr; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

A Biblical Itinerary is dedicated to George Coats, former Professor of Old Testament at Lexington Theological Seminary, Kentucky and author of Rebellion in the Wilderness, From Canaan to Egypt, and Moses: Heroic Man, Man of God, and other books. The essays collected here, reflecting many of George Coats's interests, include 'Structure and Meaning in the Sinai-Horeb Narrative' (Joseph Blenkinsopp), 'Biblical



and Early Islamic Moses' (Malcolm Clark), 'What Does the Bible Say? A Question of Text and Canon' (David Gunn), 'On the Task of Old Testament Theology' (Rolf Knierim); 'Scripture and the Fo