Narrative obtrusion in the Hebrew Bible /

Paris, Christopher T.,

Narrative obtrusion in the Hebrew Bible / - Minneapolis Fortress Press ©2014 - xiii, 215 Pages ; 23 cm. - Emerging scholars. . - Emerging scholars. .

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Vanderbilt University, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-211) and index.

Narrative economy, artistry, and the literary imagination -- Omniscience and obtrusiveness -- The narrative obstrusion of Judges 14:4 -- Reader response, narrator foresight, and foreclosure -- Selected examples of omniscience and obtrustiveness in ancient Near Eastern literature -- Conclusion.

9781451482119 1451482116


Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, Narrative.


Narration in the Bible.


Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1182.3 / .P37 2014

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