The courtier and the governor : : transformations of genre in the Nehemiah memoir / / Sean Burt.
The Nehemiah Memoir, the narrative of the royal cupbearer sent to rebuild Jerusalem, is central to Ezra-Nehemiah's account of Persian Judah. Yet its emphasis on one individual's efforts makes it a text that ill-fits the book's story of a communal restoration. Sean Burt analyzes the na...
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| Superior document: | Journal of Ancient Judaism Supplements ; Volume 17 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Göttingen, Germany ;, Bristol, Connecticut : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | German English |
| Series: | Journal of ancient Judaism. Supplements ;
Volume 17. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | The Nehemiah Memoir, the narrative of the royal cupbearer sent to rebuild Jerusalem, is central to Ezra-Nehemiah's account of Persian Judah. Yet its emphasis on one individual's efforts makes it a text that ill-fits the book's story of a communal restoration. Sean Burt analyzes the nature of this curious text through the lens of genre criticism and identifies the impact of its use of genres on its early reception in Ezra-Nehemiah. Drawing upon contemporary theorists of literary genre, within the field of biblical studies and beyond, he builds an understanding of genre capable of addressing bot |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3666550762 3647550760 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Sean Burt. |