The enemies in Ezra 1-6: interaction between text and reader
In literary theory nowadays it is widely accepted that the interaction between text and reader is not entirely predictable. This dictum also applies to Biblical texts and motivates the present attempt to explain the reception of a Biblical text (Ezra 1-6) by modern commentators. The article focuses...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1996
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Journal for semitics
Year: 1996, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 34-48 |
| Further subjects: | B
Text and reader
B Biblical texts B Rebuild the temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 4-5) B Jews from exile in Babylonia B Ezra 1-6 B Literary Theory |
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| Summary: | In literary theory nowadays it is widely accepted that the interaction between text and reader is not entirely predictable. This dictum also applies to Biblical texts and motivates the present attempt to explain the reception of a Biblical text (Ezra 1-6) by modern commentators. The article focuses on the narrative's presentation of the conflict about the building efforts of the Jews (Ezra 4-5) and subsequently analyses the interpretation of modern commentators. The reluctance of modern commentators to follow the narrative in their assessment of the conflict is explained by factors inherent in the text and in a modern readership with its own values. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10318471_368 |
