Hebrew life and literature: selected essays of Bernhard Lang

Pt. 1. Introduction. Biblical studies as a vocation : sketch of an academic self-portrait -- The Hebrew God : a very short summary -- Pt. 2. Wealth, fertility, and the good life : the third function. God and the good life -- Peasant poverty : rent capitalism in the days of Amos -- Women's work,...

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Main Author: Lang, Bernhard 1946- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Farnham [u.a.] Ashgate 2008
In:Year: 2008
Series/Journal:Society for Old Testament study monographs
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Lord's Supper Biblical teaching
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:Pt. 1. Introduction. Biblical studies as a vocation : sketch of an academic self-portrait -- The Hebrew God : a very short summary -- Pt. 2. Wealth, fertility, and the good life : the third function. God and the good life -- Peasant poverty : rent capitalism in the days of Amos -- Women's work, household and property in three Mediterranean societies : a comparative essay on Proverbs 31:10-31 -- A Zoroastrian prophecy of resurrection : a new reading of Ezekiel 37 -- Joseph the Diviner : careers of a biblical hero -- The forbidden fruit : an ancient myth and its transformation in Genesis 2-3 -- Pt. 3. War and violence : the second function. The three sins of Samson the warrior -- Cosmic battles : 'traditional' and 'Utopian' monotheism in biblical times -- Pt. 4. Rules, wisdom, and prophetic acts : the first function. Lady Wisdom : poetry, polytheism, and psychology : a pilgrim's progress -- Games prophets play : street theatre and symbolic acts in biblical Israel -- The number ten and the iniquity of the fathers : a new interpretation of the Decalogue -- A Hellenistic literary canon in the Hebrew Bible : the 'Writings' -- The riddle of the Lord's Supper : a new solution
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [253] - 271) and indexes
ISBN:0754666182