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How are the mighty fallen? : a dialogical study of King Saul in 1 Samuel /
This book marries the several elements: a given text (1 Samuel), a focal character (King Saul), a spacious and creative theorist (Mikhail Bakhtin), a historical context (the collapse of monarchic Israel and the moment for return. The dilemma for the exile community is to return with royal leadership...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
365. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book marries the several elements: a given text (1 Samuel), a focal character (King Saul), a spacious and creative theorist (Mikhail Bakhtin), a historical context (the collapse of monarchic Israel and the moment for return. The dilemma for the exile community is to return with royal leadership or without it); a reading challenge is: can a character be a cipher for a corporate experience (Saul represent the whole monarchic experience)? The author argues that the narrative of 1 Samuel may be read as a riddle propounding the complex story of Israel/Judah's experience with kings as an instru. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 492 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 468-480)-and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567508102 0567508102 1281802638 9781281802637 9786611802639 6611802630 |