UID:
almafu_9959242737002883
Format:
1 online resource (224 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-80306-5
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9786611803063
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0-567-54438-9
Series Statement:
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 436
Content:
Subversive Scribes and the Solomonic Narrative considers 1 Kgs 1-11 through the optics of propaganda and subversion with primary attention given to subversive readings of portions of the Solomonic narrative. Seibert explores the social context in which scribal subversion was not only possible but perhaps even necessary and examines texts that covertly undermine the legitimacy or the legacy of Solomon. The book is divided into two parts. In the first, Seibert develops definitions of propaganda and subversion and notes other studies which have understood certain biblical texts to function in
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part I: A THEORY OF SCRIBAL SUBVERSION; Chapter 1 PROPAGANDA, SUBVERSION, AND SCRIPTURE; Chapter 2 SCRIBES AND SCRIBAL SUBVERSION; Part II: AN INVESTIGATION OF SCRIBAL SUBVERSION IN 1 KINGS 1-11; Chapter 3 PROLEGOMENA TO READING 1 KINGS 1-11; Chapter 4 PROPAGANDA AND SUBVERSION IN SOLOMON'S RISE TO POWER: 1 KINGS 1-2; Chapter 5 SELECTED EXAMPLES OF SUBVERSION IN 1 KINGS 3-11; Chapter 6 CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-567-02771-6
Language:
English
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