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Representing the past : a literary analysis of narrative historiography in the book of Samuel /
Eschewing both so-called minimalist and maximalist readings, this volume advocates an understanding of the book of Samuel as ancient narrative historiography that must be understood according to its own conception and ideology of history before being judged as a historical source. This study shows h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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| Colección: | Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ;
v. 143. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Eschewing both so-called minimalist and maximalist readings, this volume advocates an understanding of the book of Samuel as ancient narrative historiography that must be understood according to its own conception and ideology of history before being judged as a historical source. This study shows how narrative strategies and literary embellishment, unaccustomed in modern historiography, are used to express familiar historical concepts such as causation, meaning and evaluation of the past. The requirements for historical accuracy within the book 's cultural milieu are investigated through anal. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-320) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004203419 9004203419 1283121077 9781283121071 9786613121073 661312107X |