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PublisherBrill

ISBN-109004131191

ISBN-139789004131194

eBay Product ID (ePID)30252821

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Number of PagesVIII, 252 Pages

Publication NameNarrative Analogy in the Hebrew Bible : Battle Stories and Their Equivalent Non-Battle Narratives

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

SubjectMilitary / General, Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament

TypeTextbook

AuthorJoshua Berman

Subject AreaReligion, History

SeriesVETUS Testamentum, Supplements Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight22.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-040657

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number103

Dewey Decimal221 s 222/.066

Table Of Content1. Introduction: Narrative Analogy and the Metaphor Plot2. The Second Battle at Ha-Ai (Josh 8:1-29) and the Trial of Achan (Josh 7:10-26)3. The Battle Against Benjamin (Judg 20:40-48) and the Rape of the Concubine (Judg 19:22-27)4. The Appointment of Jephthah as Commander in Chief (Judg 10:17-11:11) and the Reproach of the People by God (Judg 10:6-16) 5. Two Days of Feasting (Esth 5:1-8) and Two Days of Fighting (Esth 9:1-16) in the Book of Esther 6. The Battle at Baal Perazim (1 Chr 14:8-12) and the Account of Perez Uzzah (1 Chr 13:1-14) 7. The Battle at Ramoth Gilead (2 Chr 18:28-19:3) and the Pre-Battle Deliberations of Ahab and Jehoshaphat (2 Chr 18:1-27) 8. Conclusions: The Battle Report and Narrative Analogy in Light of the Present StudyAppendix: Narrative Analogy and the Battle Report in the Ancient Near East Bibliography General Index Index of Scriptural References

SynopsisThis volume sheds fresh light upon the phenomenon of narrative doubling in the Hebrew Bible. Through an innovative interdisciplinary model the author defines the notion of narrative analogy in relation to other literatures where it has been studied such as English Renaissance drama and makes extensive critical use of contemporary literary theory, particularly that of the Russian formalist Vladimir Propp. His exploitation of narrative doubling, with a focus upon the metaphorical, reorients our reading by uncovering a major dynamic in biblical literature.The author examines several battle reports and demonstrates how each could be interpreted as an oblique commentary and metaphor for the non-battle account that immediately precedes it. Battle scenes are revealed to stand in metaphoric analogy with, among others, accounts of a trial, a rape, a drinking feast, and a court-deliberation.Joshua Berman offers new insights to the ever-growing concern with the relationship between historiography and literary strategies, and succeeds in articulating a new aspect of biblical ideology concerning human and divine relationship.

LC Classification NumberBS410.V452 vol.103