Reading Law - Couverture souple

Watts, James W

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1850759979 ISBN 13 : 9781850759973

Editeur : Continuum International Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

Watts here argues that conventions of oral rhetoric were adapted to shape the literary form and contents of the Pentateuch. The large-scale structure-stories introducing lists of laws that conclude with divine sanctions-reproduces a common ancient strategy for persuasion. The laws' use of direct address, historical motivations and frequent repetitions serve rhetorical ends, and even the legal contradictions seem designed to appeal to competing constituencies. The instructional speeches of God and Moses reinforce the persuasive appeal by characterizing God as a just ruler and Moses as a faithful scribe. The Pentateuch was designed to persuade Persian-period Judaeans that this Torah should define their identity as Israel.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James Watts is Associate Professor of Religion at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA. Paul House is Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum International Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1850759979
• ISBN 13: 9781850759973
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 190
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