| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 304 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface: The Need for Heroes -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- Introduction: Heroic-Unheroic Heroes, the Biblical Model -- 1. Moses: Prototype -- 2. Samson: Strongman -- 3. Esther: Queen -- 4. Abraham: Pilgrim -- 5. Jacob: Trickster -- 6. David: King -- 7. God: Archetype or Antitype? -- Conclusion: The Biblical Hero Today -- Notes -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Source Index |
| Summary |
"Approaching the Bible in an original way-comparing biblical heroes to heroes in world literature-Elliott Rabin addresses core biblical questions: What is the Bible telling us about what it means to be a hero? Why do we need such heroes, possibly now more than ever?"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
"Jewish Publication Society." |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 05, 2020) |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Old Testament -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013768
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Bible. Old Testament fast |
| Subject |
Heroes in the Bible -- Biography
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Heroes in literature.
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RELIGION -- Leadership.
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Heroes in literature
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Heroes in the Bible
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780827618343 |
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0827618344 |
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9780827618367 |
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0827618360 |
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