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Biblical corpora : representations of disability in Hebrew biblical literature /
The book is organized by genre of biblical literature. First, the priestly literature articulates a binary concept of disability as impure and passive, i.e. as ''other'' to the pure, holy, and active. By contrast, in the prophetic literature and the Psalms, images of disability s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
T & T Clark International,
2008.
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| Colección: | Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ;
445. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The book is organized by genre of biblical literature. First, the priestly literature articulates a binary concept of disability as impure and passive, i.e. as ''other'' to the pure, holy, and active. By contrast, in the prophetic literature and the Psalms, images of disability structure communication among God, prophets, leaders, and people. Here, disability does not simply mean impurity; its valuation depends on its possessor. Wisdom literature and narrative present figures (e.g. Job, Mephibosheth) whose innate or acquired disabilities are nevertheless placed, and not simply as impurities, w. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 154 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-148) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780567279897 0567279898 1283195682 9781283195683 9786613195685 6613195685 |