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The descent from the mountain : narrative patterns in Exodus 19-40 /
This 'close reading' of Exodus 19-40 focuses on the repetition of the 'encounter on the mountain'. This double encounter is expressed in a narrative structure of preparatory episodes climaxed by the theophany. The tension of the narrative is linked to 'the people' as th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sheffield, England :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©2001.
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| Colección: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
323. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This 'close reading' of Exodus 19-40 focuses on the repetition of the 'encounter on the mountain'. This double encounter is expressed in a narrative structure of preparatory episodes climaxed by the theophany. The tension of the narrative is linked to 'the people' as the unlikely heroes of encounter and solved by the divine descent from the divine mountain to the man-made tent. The new situation of permanent encounter is foregrounded by the juxtaposed stories of pre- and post- Sinai journey, and the theme of the 'substitution of Moses' underlines a radical reinterpretation of traditional conce. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (362 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-344) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567140890 056714089X 1281841730 9781281841735 9786611841737 6611841733 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |