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The biography of ancient Israel : national narratives in the Bible /

The nation--particularly in Exodus and Numbers--is not an abstract concept but rather a grand character whose history is fleshed out with remarkable literary power. In her innovative exploration of national imagination in the Bible, Pardes highlights the textual manifestations of the metaphor, the m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pardes, Ilana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2000.
Colección:Contraversions ; 14.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The nation--particularly in Exodus and Numbers--is not an abstract concept but rather a grand character whose history is fleshed out with remarkable literary power. In her innovative exploration of national imagination in the Bible, Pardes highlights the textual manifestations of the metaphor, the many anthropomorphisms by which a collective character named "Israel" springs to life
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 211 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index.
ISBN:9780520929722
0520929721
0585385475
9780585385471
0520211103
9780520211100
1280094486
9781280094484
9786613520401
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9781597344975