How are the mighty fallen? : a dialogical study of King Saul in 1 Samuel /
This book marries the several elements: a given text (1 Samuel), a focal character (King Saul), a spacious and creative theorist (Mikhail Bakhtin), a historical context (the collapse of monarchic Israel and the moment for return. The dilemma for the exile community is to return with royal leadership...
| Основен автор: | Green, Barbara, 1946- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Sheffield Academic Press,
℗♭2003.
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| Серия: |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
365. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=243886 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
How are the mighty fallen?. |
| Резюме: |
This book marries the several elements: a given text (1 Samuel), a focal character (King Saul), a spacious and creative theorist (Mikhail Bakhtin), a historical context (the collapse of monarchic Israel and the moment for return. The dilemma for the exile community is to return with royal leadership or without it); a reading challenge is: can a character be a cipher for a corporate experience (Saul represent the whole monarchic experience)? The author argues that the narrative of 1 Samuel may be read as a riddle propounding the complex story of Israel/Judah's experience with kings as an instru. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ix, 492 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 468-480)-and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780567508102 0567508102 |