Men in the Bible and Related Literature : In the Grip of Specific Males.
Title:
Men in the Bible and Related Literature : In the Grip of Specific Males.
Author:
Greene, John T.
ISBN:
9781443879217
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (223 pages)
Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PROLEGOMENON -- RACHEL -- ADREAMER AMONG THE SHEPHERDS -- READING REUBEN -- FATHERS AND SONS -- THEYWOULD NOT HEARKENUNTO THEIR JUDGES -- THE SINISTER EHUD -- BELSHAZZAR'S LAST SUPPER -- ELISHA'S TRICKSTER TALES -- WAITING FOR THE GREAT REFORMER(S) -- EZRA, NEHEMIAH, AND THE TALIBAN -- THE ENOCH NARRATIVES AND THE LITERARYJESUS IN THE APOCALYPTIC MIRROR -- NOT ALL COMPARISONSARE CREATED EQUAL.
Abstract:
Men in the Bible is the result of the Seminar in Biblical Characters in Three Traditions of the International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting that was held at St. Andrews University, Scotland, in 2013. This volume brings together the best papers presented at the Seminar in the form of formal essays. These treat such biblical issues as the profession of the shepherd; the lawgiver; the trickster; fathers and sons; relations among relatives; marriage; inheritance; interpreting prop...
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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