Never the Twain Shall Meet?: The Ehud Story as History and Literature

The Ehud pericope has played a central role in the scholarly discussion of whether Biblical historical texts should be considered "history" or "literature." This paper evaluates the positions of R. Alter and B. Halpern on this issue, and suggests that the Ehud pericope should be...

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Main Author: Brettler, Marc Zvi 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 1992
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 1991, Volume: 62, Pages: 285-304
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