02645nam 2200577Ia 450 991082395720332120230421044245.01-281-81382-697866118138260-567-11156-3(CKB)1000000000555965(EBL)436638(OCoLC)287117384(SSID)ssj0000235375(PQKBManifestationID)12022577(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235375(PQKBWorkID)10243023(PQKB)10025223(MiAaPQ)EBC436638(Au-PeEL)EBL436638(CaPaEBR)ebr10256257(CaONFJC)MIL181382(OCoLC)893334319(EXLCZ)99100000000055596519970121d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReliable characters in the primary history profiles of Moses, Joshua, Elijah and Elisha /Paul J. KisslingSheffield, England Sheffield Academic Pressc19961 online resource (225 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series. ;224Description based upon print version of record.1-85075-617-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-209) and indexes.Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE RELIABILITY OF MOSES IN DEUTERONOMY; Chapter 2 THE RELIABILITY OF JOSHUA; Chapter 3 THE RELIABILITY OF ELIJAH; Chapter 4 THE RELIABILITY OF ELISHA; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of AuthorsThis volume challenges the assumptions that modern readers tend to make about four of the Hebrew Bible's most prominent heroes. Using a form of reader-response theory, Kissling examines the assumption that these characters are primary vehicles of the narrator's point of view. In three of the four cases it is concluded that traditional idealistic assumptions do not do justice to the textual evidence in its final form. The work calls upon the reader to consider the subtlety of the means used in portraying these heroes and gives evidence for the decidedly negative aspects in their portrayals.The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament StudiesProphetsProphets.221.922Kissling Paul J1647888MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823957203321Reliable characters in the primary history3995707UNINA