First Person: Essays In Biblical Autobiography: No. 81 (Biblical Seminar S.)

First Person: Essays In Biblical Autobiography: No. 81 (Biblical Seminar S.)

by Philip R. Davies (Author)

Synopsis

Hebrew Biblical narratives are notoriously sparing in their portrayal of character, leaving much to the reader. Here a number of scholars assume the identities of some familiar biblical characters, and use the clues in the text, their own exegetical skills and knowledge of the biblical world, and their readerly imagination to fill in the gaps of the biblical text. In doing so, they remove the point of view of biblical narratives from the narrator to one of the characters, allowing the ideology of the text to be affirmed, adjusted or challenged. Contributors to this volume include Francis Landy, Athalya Brenner, Yairah Amit, John Goldingay, Jonathan Magonet, Hugh Pyper, and Philip Davies, and the biblical characters include Rahab, Isaiah, Gomer, Eve, Delilah, Joseph, Jeremiah and Haman.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 168
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
Published: 21 Feb 2002

ISBN 10: 1841272450
ISBN 13: 9781841272450

Author Bio
Philip Davies is Professor of Biblical Studies in the University of Sheffield.