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The image, the depths, and the surface : multivalent approaches to biblical study /

The purpose of this book is to illustrate that reading is a subjective process which results in multivalent interpretations. This is the case whether one looks at a text in its historical contexts (the diachronic approach) or its literary contexts (the synchronic approach). Three representative text...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillingham, S. E. (Susan E.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, 2002.
Colección:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 354.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The purpose of this book is to illustrate that reading is a subjective process which results in multivalent interpretations. This is the case whether one looks at a text in its historical contexts (the diachronic approach) or its literary contexts (the synchronic approach). Three representative texts are chosen from the Law (Genesis 2-3), the Writings (Isaiah 23) and the Prophets (Amos 5), and each is read first by way of historical analysis and then by literary analysis. Each text provides a number of variant interpretations and raises the question--is any one interpretation superior? What cr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 147 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-137) and index.
ISBN:9780567134219
0567134210