The tragedy in history : Herodotus and the Deuteronomistic history /

In this challenging new work, Nielsen compares Herodotus with Old Testament historiography as represented by the so-called Deuteronomistic History. He finds in the Old Testament evidence of a tragic form like that encountered in Herodotus's Histories. Nielsen begins by outlining Herodotus'...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nielsen, Flemming A. J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Sheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1997.
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 251.
Copenhagen international seminar ; 4.
Subjects:
Herodotus. > History.
Herodotus.
Hérodote > Histoires.
Hérodote.
Herodotus
Bible. > Old Testament > Historiography.
Bible. > A.T. > Livres historiques > Historiographie.
Bible. > Old Testament
History (Herodotus)
Historiography.
Historiographie.
historiography.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Historiography
Deuteronomistisch geschiedwerk.
Geschiedschrijving.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In this challenging new work, Nielsen compares Herodotus with Old Testament historiography as represented by the so-called Deuteronomistic History. He finds in the Old Testament evidence of a tragic form like that encountered in Herodotus's Histories. Nielsen begins by outlining Herodotus's Greek context with its roots in Ionic natural philosophy, the epic tradition and Attic tragedy, and goes on to analyse in some detail the outworking of the Herodotean tragedy. Against that background, the Deuteronomistic History is to be viewed as an ancient Near Eastern historiographic text in the tragic t.
Physical Description:1 online resource (192 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-180) and indexes.
ISBN:9780567187031
0567187039

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