Format:
1 online resource (270 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789004209114
Series Statement:
Studia Semitica Neerlandica Ser. v.56
Content:
Each of the four chapters of the book focuses on a different aspect of the division between Judah and Israel: between the Northern and Southern prophets, between the Jacob and Abraham narratives, between the Exodus and the Zion traditions and the circumstances of unification.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Israel -- The Secession Slogan -- Chapter One The Evidence of the Early Prophet Stories -- I. The Man of God in His Weakness -- 1. The Man of God in Bethel -- 2. Elijah at Horeb -- 3. "And the Lord has Hidden it from Me -- 4. Elisha and Naaman's Leprosy -- II. The Attributes of the Northern Man of God -- Healing -- The Elements of Surprise and Astonishment -- The Danger of Contact with the Man of God -- Acts of Magic -- III. Failure and Crisis -- Chapter Two The Evidence of the Patriarchal Stories -- I. Introduction -- II. Style: in the Speech of Abraham and in the Speech of Jacob -- III. Direct Speech in Context -- The "One-sided" Speech -- The Dialogues -- Direct Speech: Style and Vocabulary -- The Social Aspect: Family and Lifestyles -- The Religious Aspect -- Bethel -- Chapter Three The Evidence of the Doctrines -- I. The Exodus Traditions -- The Relationship Between Myth and Historiography -- Exodus in the Pentateuch -- II. The Zion-David Traditions -- The Bringing of the Ark up to Jerusalem -- The Controversy over the Building of a House for God -- The Story of the Census and the Pestilence -- Chapter Four One Nation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical Sources -- Index of Authors.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004203464
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004203464
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=737701
