Heroic bodies in ancient Israel
The bodies of a people encode and continually retell the story of their families, cities and nations. In the Hebrew Bible, the bodies of notable heroic figures - warriors, kings and cultural founders - not only communicate values on an individual level but they also bear meaning for the fate of the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Doak, Brian, Heroic bodies in ancient Israel] (2020) (Hawanchak, Alison K.)
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| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Israel (Antiquity)
/ Old Testament
/ Heroism
/ Bodiliness
B Old Testament / Man / Body |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Saul ; King of Israel
B Human body in the Bible B Men in the Bible B Bible ; Old Testament ; Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Aggregator) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780190650872 |
| Summary: | The bodies of a people encode and continually retell the story of their families, cities and nations. In the Hebrew Bible, the bodies of notable heroic figures - warriors, kings and cultural founders - not only communicate values on an individual level but they also bear meaning for the fate of the nation. This text examines the Hebrew Bible and its treatment of heroic and body themes. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2019. - Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 9, 2019) |
| ISBN: | 0190650907 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190650872.001.0001 |