Encountering the divine [[electronic resource] ] : theophany in biblical narrative / / George W. Savran

• Autore: Savran George W
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark International, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 221.6
• Soggetto topico: Theophanies in the Bible
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 THEOPHANY AS TYPE-SCENE; Chapter 2 PREPARING FOR THEOPHANY; Chapter 3 THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DIVINE; Chapter 4 HUMAN RESPONSES TO THEOPHANY; Chapter 5 TRANSFORMATION AND EXTERNALIZATION; Chapter 6 ON THE LETHAL NATURE OF THE DIVINE PRESENCE; Chapter 7 SINAI REVISITED: THEOPHANY AND INTERTEXTUALITY; Chapter 8 FROM THEOPHANY NARRATIVE TO DIVINE JOURNEY; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: An examination of the literary and theological dynamics of the divine-human encounter as reflected in theophany narratives in the Hebrew Bible. The point of departure for this study is a type-scene analysis which reveals a common structure to theophany narratives. Beginning with the separation of the protagonist from human society, the text moves to a visual and verbal revelation by the Deity, and records a range of human reactions to the experience. Each of the texts concludes with a description of a more externalized reaction, which marks the carrying over of the experience into a larger soc
• Titolo autorizzato: Encountering the divine
• ISBN: 1-281-80249-2; 9786611802493; 0-567-60270-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782240403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 420.