The Book of the Judges: An Integrated Reading - Couverture souple

Webb, Barry G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1556359322 ISBN 13 : 9781556359323

Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2008

Synopsis

This book is the first full-length literary study of the book of Judges in its finished form as a narrative work with its own distinctive structure and themes. Two basic questions control the analysis throughout. How is the text structured? What does it mean as a complex whole? The narrative world of the text is explored through analysis of plot structure, formal structure, character presentation, tone, point of view, and so on. Webb's principal findings are (1) that the basic issue addressed by the book is the continued presence of Canaanites in the land despite the oath sworn to the fathers and (2) that the story of Samson, whose career recapitulates that of Israel in the Judges period, is the thematic climax of the book. The so-called deuteronomic material is found to be closely integrated, both structurally and thematically, into the rest of the book. This book, researched in Sheffield, is an outstanding example of the new literary criticism of the Bible.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Barry G. Webb is Research Fellow in Old Testament at Moore Theological College in New South Wales, Australia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf and Stock
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1556359322
• ISBN 13: 9781556359323
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible