The Transjordanian Palimpsest : : The Overwritten Texts of Personal Exile and Transformation in the Deuteronomistic History / / Jeremy M. Hutton.
This study analyzes several passages in the Former Prophets (2 Sam 19:12-44; 2 Kgs 2:1-18; Judg 8:4-28) from a literary perspective, and argues that the text presents Transjordan as liminal in Israel’s history, a place from which Israel’s leaders return with inaugurated or renewed authority. It then...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2009] ©2009 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (450 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1. Echoes of the Past and Topos as Text: The Transjordanian Motif and Landscape Criticism
- 2. Exiles and Textiles: Transjordan in History
- 3. Vexed Texts: Sources of the Deuteronomistic History
- 4. Royal Apology and Scribalism in Iron Age Israel
- 5. Of Success and Succession
- 6. The Mystery of the History of David’s Rise
- 7. The Narrative(s) of Saul’s Rise
- 8. Conclusion: A Composite Motif
- Backmatter