The Shape of the Writings
Frontmatter -- Siphrut. Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- The Historical Formation of the Writings in Antiquity -- Final Forms of the Writings: The Jewish and Christian Traditions -- A Wandering Moabite: Ruth—A Book in Search of a Canonical H...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, PA
Penn State University Press
[2015]
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: The shape of the Writings] (2016) (Morgan, Donn F., 1943 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Siphrut: Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures
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| Further subjects: | B
Ancient / Generals / HISTORY
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| Summary: | Frontmatter -- Siphrut. Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- The Historical Formation of the Writings in Antiquity -- Final Forms of the Writings: The Jewish and Christian Traditions -- A Wandering Moabite: Ruth—A Book in Search of a Canonical Home -- Thoughts on the “Davidization” of the Psalter -- Reading Job following the Psalms -- The Place of Wisdom Literature in an Old Testament Theology. A Thematic and Structural-Canonical Approach -- The Search for Order: The Compilational History of Ruth -- The Associative Effects of Daniel in the Writings -- Chronicles as the Intended Conclusion to the Old Testament Canon -- Torah-Binding and Canon Closure. On the Origin and Canonical Function of the Book of Chronicles -- “A Threefold Cord Is Not Quickly Broken”. Interpretation by Canonical Division in Early Judaism and Christianity -- Response -- Response -- Response -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture Are the Writings a miscellaneous collection of books, as is so often asserted, or do they have a purposeful design or arrangement? Over the past 35 years, there has been a significant amount of scholarly interest in the shape of the Law, Former Prophets, Twelve Minor Prophets and the Psalms, while examinations of the shape of the Writings were almost nonexistent until very recently. The 11 essays in this volume explore this often-neglected issue from a variety of critical perspectives—reader-centered approaches, canonical, structural-canonical, and redactional—made more robust by the mix of German- and English-language scholarship on this question, including 4 articles translated from German into English. Essays range from the historical development of the collection, to analysis of the collection’s different arrangements, to the relationship of books and subcollections within the Writings, to the reception of the collection in Jewish and Christian sources. Every book in the Writings is discussed, with particular attention given to Job, Ruth, and 1 and 2 Chronicles. The volume closes with 3 critical responses from John Barton, Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, and Christopher Seitz |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 1575063743 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9781575063744 |