Biblical text and texture : a literary reading of selected texts

by Michael A. Fishbane

Paperback, 1998

Publication

Imprint: Oxford : Oneworld, 1998. Responsibility: Michael Fishbane. OCLC Number: 39036939. Physical: xiv, 154 pages ; 22 cm. Features: Includes notes and index.

Call number

LS / Fishb

Barcode

BK-07383

ISBN

1851681515 / 9781851681518

CSS Library Notes

Bible : Old Testament .

Description: A literary exploration of the Hebrew Bible focussing on three distinct literary elements: narrative text, direct speech, and themes and motifs.

Contents:
Narratives and narrative cycles : Genesis 1:1-2a --
The Creation ; Genesis 2:4b-11:32 --
The Primeval cycle ; Genesis 25:19-35:22 --
The Jacob cycle ; Exodus 1-4 --
The prologue to the Exodus cycle --
Speeches and prayers : Deuteronomy 6:20:25 --
Teaching and transmission ; Psalm 19 --
Creation, Torah, and Hope ; Jeremiah 20:7-12 --
Loneliness and anguish ; Psalm 122 --
Space in suspension: The Pilgrimage --
Motifs and other text-transformations : The "Eden"motif --
The landscape of spatial renewal ; The "Exodus" motif --
The paradigm of historical renewal.

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Physical description

xiv, 154 p.; 22 cm

Description

An exploration of key texts representing the use of three particular literary elements in the Hebrew Bible: narrative text; sermons; prayers and speeches.

Language

Original language

Hebrew

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