| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 147 pages) |
| Series |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 354 |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 354.
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| Contents |
Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN: MULTIVALENT READINGS IN GENESIS 2-3; Chapter 3 IN AND OUT OF THE SHEEPFOLD: MULTIVALENT READINGS IN PSALM 23; Chapter 4 IN AND OUT OF THE LAWCOURTS: MULTIVALENT READINGS IN AMOS; Chapter 5 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
| Summary |
The purpose of this book is to illustrate that reading is a subjective process which results in multivalent interpretations. This is the case whether one looks at a text in its historical contexts (the diachronic approach) or its literary contexts (the synchronic approach). Three representative texts are chosen from the Law (Genesis 2-3), the Writings (Isaiah 23) and the Prophets (Amos 5), and each is read first by way of historical analysis and then by literary analysis. Each text provides a number of variant interpretations and raises the question--is any one interpretation superior? What cr |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-137) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
880-01 Bible. Old Testament -- Hermeneutics
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880-01/(S Bible. A.T. -- Critique, interprγ̐ưetation, etc |
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Old Testament. fast (OCoLC)fst01808092 |
| Subject |
RELIGION -- Biblical Criticism & Interpretation -- Old Testament.
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Hermeneutics.
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Bijbel.
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Exegese.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567134219 |
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0567134210 |
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