The artistic dimension

Bodner, Keith, 1967-

The artistic dimension literary explorations of the Hebrew Bible / [electronic resource] : Keith Bodner. - London : Bloomsbury, 2013. - 1 online resource (x, 209 p.) - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 590 . - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 590. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Textual problems and literary analysis -- pt. II. Readers of the Lost Ark -- pt. III. Further soundings -- pt. IV. The world of chronicles.

"This volume presents a collection of essays aimed at further integration of literary analysis in the study of the Hebrew Bible. In three sections, Bodner studies a range of texts in order to illustrate that literary analysis has value for exploring numerous issues in the discipline, including text-critical problems, the Deuteronomistic History, and Chronicles. Beginning with a discussion of how literary analysis is a vital, yet neglected, component of textual criticism, Bodner then offers a sustained engagement with one particular section of the Hebrew Bible, the so-called 'ark narrative' of 1 Samuel 4-6. Other areas of the Hebrew Bible are subsequently explored, including a sample of the historiographic material in the Deuteronomistic History and a lengthy text from the book of Proverbs. Part four turns to the often neglected books of 1 & 2 Chronicles, illustrating how the Chronicler's work is a congenial site for literary study. The assembled essays petition for a heightened awareness of the artistic achievement of the Hebrew Bible and illustrate that literary thinking is a necessary component for biblical interpretation."--Bloomsbury Publishing.




Electronic reproduction.
London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2014.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access limited by licensing agreement.

9781472550828 (online)


Bible.--Old Testament.


Bible as literature.
Narration in the Bible.
Hebrew language.

BS1171.3 / .B63 2013