Remembering Biblical figures in the late Persian and early Hellenistic periods: social memory and imagination

Social memory studies offer an under-utilised lens through which to approach the texts of the Hebrew Bible. In this volume, the range of associations and symbolic values evoked by twenty-one characters representing ancestors and founders, kings, female characters, and prophets are explored by a grou...

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Contributors: Edelman, Diana Vikander 1954- (Other) ; Ben Zvi, Ehud 1951- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:Remembering Biblical Figures in the Late Persian and Early Hellenistic Periods: Social Memory and Imagination. Edited by Diana V. Edelman and Ehud Ben Zvi (2014) (Williamson, H. G. M., 1947 -)
[Rezension von: EDELMAN, DIANA V., Remembering Biblical Figures in the Late Persian and Early Hellenistic Periods: Social Memory and Imagination] (2014) (Mandell, Sara)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Biblical person / Old Testament / Collective memory / Judaism / History 400 BC-250 BC
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible Hebrew Biography
B Bible Hebrew Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Collective memory
B Collective Memory
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Summary:Social memory studies offer an under-utilised lens through which to approach the texts of the Hebrew Bible. In this volume, the range of associations and symbolic values evoked by twenty-one characters representing ancestors and founders, kings, female characters, and prophets are explored by a group of international scholars.
ISBN:0191748463
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199664160.001.0001

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