Deuteronomy and the material transmission of tradition
"Deuteronomy and the inscribed texts depicted within it are often called "books." Moreover, its treatment of writing has earned it a prominent place in historical accounts of the religion of ancient Israel and Judah. Neither Deuteronomy nor its text-artifacts, however, are books in an...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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In: |
Vetus Testamentum / Supplements (volume 198)
Year: 2024 |
Series/Journal: | Vetus Testamentum / Supplements
volume 198 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Deuteronomium
/ Exegesis
/ Tradition
/ Text history
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Bible. Deuteronomy
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Thesis |
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Summary: | "Deuteronomy and the inscribed texts depicted within it are often called "books." Moreover, its treatment of writing has earned it a prominent place in historical accounts of the religion of ancient Israel and Judah. Neither Deuteronomy nor its text-artifacts, however, are books in any conventional sense of the term. This interdisciplinary study reorients the analysis of Deuteronomic textuality around the materiality, visuality, and rhetoric of ancient rather than modern media. It argues that the Deuteronomic composition adapts the media aesthetics of ancient treaty tablets and monumental inscriptions to a story that is itself transformed into an artifact of the past"-- |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 9004691804 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004691858 |