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Memory and Covenant : The Role of Israel's and God's memory in Sustaining the Deuteronomic and Priestly Covenants /

Memory and Covenant, combines a close reading of texts in the deuteronomic, priestly, and holiness traditions with analysis of ritual and scrutiny of the different terminology used in each tradition regarding memory. Ellman demonstrates that the exploration of the concept of memory is critical to un...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ellman, Barat (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Minneapolis [Minnesota] : Fortress Press, [2013]
Collection:Emerging scholars.
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Table des matières:
  • Theoretical underpinnings
  • Introduction
  • Two worldviews : creation-destruction-re-creation
  • What is "memory"?
  • Memory at work in the lived covenant
  • "Remember, do not forget" : Israel's covenantal duty in Deuteronomy
  • The priestly solution : sensory stimuli for God
  • Israel's memory in the priestly tradition
  • Memory and the transformation of priestly terms into lay concepts
  • Signs for God
  • Conclusion and comments.