Life in citations: biblical narratives and contemporary Hebrew culture
Introduction: Biblical habitus -- Costly epiphany of milk and honey -- Gifts of wounds: Isaac, Ishmael, and the legacies of abuse -- Ruth's homecoming: meta-bread, transformation, and offspring -- In lieu of an epilogue: ruptured and departure: Palestinian breadscape.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
New York, NY, London
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Story
/ Jews
/ Cultural identity
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Narration in the Bible
B Israeli Literature History and criticism B Bible as literature B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, Narrative B Hebrew language Discourse analysis |
| Summary: | Introduction: Biblical habitus -- Costly epiphany of milk and honey -- Gifts of wounds: Isaac, Ishmael, and the legacies of abuse -- Ruth's homecoming: meta-bread, transformation, and offspring -- In lieu of an epilogue: ruptured and departure: Palestinian breadscape. "In her latest book, Life in Citiations: Biblical Narratives and Contemporary Hebrew Culture, Ruth Tsoffar studies several key biblical narratives that figure prominently in Israeli culture. Life in Citations provides a close reading of these narratives, along with works by contemporary Hebrew Israeli artists that respond to them. Together they read as a modern commentary on life with text, or even life under the rule of its verses, to answer questions like How can we explain the fascination and intense identification of Israelis with the Bible? What does it mean to live in such close proximity with the Bible, and What kind of story can such a life tell?"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0367256541 |