Reliable characters in the primary history [[electronic resource] ] : profiles of Moses, Joshua, Elijah and Elisha / / Paul J. Kissling

• Autore: Kissling Paul J
• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 221.922
• Soggetto topico: Prophets
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-209) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reliable characters in the primary history
• ISBN: 1-281-81382-6; 9786611813826; 0-567-11156-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453346903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies