Preaching the Tradition: Homily and Hermeneutics after the Exile - Couverture rigide

Mason, Rex

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521383048 ISBN 13 : 9780521383042

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This book compares the 'addresses' in the Books of Chronicles with similar material in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah and in the post-exilic prophets.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The aim of this study is to examine the speeches given to leading characters in the Books of Chronicles, including those which formed the basis of Gerhard von Rad's book The Levitical Sermon in the Books of Chronicles. These are compared with similar material in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah and in the post-exilic prophets. It is Dr Mason's contention that recurring themes and homiletical devices suggest that these 'addresses' (while not to be classified as 'Sermons') do reveal something of the exegetical and teaching methods employed in the Second Temple period, which are here echoed. By studying the contents and aims of this preaching, the author tries to clarify the process by which pre-exilic Davidic Yahwism became the living faith of the post-exilic community in the challenging circumstances of the Persian and Greek periods through the careful reinterpretation of earlier scriptural material.

Revue de presse

"...[a] challenging, insightful, and suggestive contribution toward the understanding of this formative, if obscure, period of Jewish history." Journal of Biblical Literature

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521383048
• ISBN 13: 9780521383042
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italie