Diminishing the effectiveness of the wall in Nehemiah: a narratological analysis of the Nehemiah memoir and third-person narration

The book of Nehemiah has often been understood to have an immense focus on the wall. A closer look at the narrative, however, shows that the focus on the wall is exclusively found in the Nehemiah Memoir and not in the third-person narrations. From a narratological perspective, the shifting of narrat...

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Main Author: Byun, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The National Library of Canada 2018
In: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Pages: 1-11
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nehemiah / Narration studies
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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Summary:The book of Nehemiah has often been understood to have an immense focus on the wall. A closer look at the narrative, however, shows that the focus on the wall is exclusively found in the Nehemiah Memoir and not in the third-person narrations. From a narratological perspective, the shifting of narrators is the author’s intention to relay a message. Hence, adopting the narratological approach, this article will argue that the author(s) effectively presents the wall as an inadequate solution to Israel’s problems.
ISSN:1203-1542
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2018.v18.a5