Parables and Conflict in the Hebrew Bible

by Jeremy Schipper

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Parables and Conflict in the Hebrew Bible examines the intimate relationship between parables and conflict in the Hebrew Bible. Challenging the scholarly consensus, Jeremy Schipper argues that parables do not function as appeals to change their audience's behavior. Nor do they serve to diffuse tensions in regards to the various conflicts in which their audiences are involved. Rather, the parables function to help create, intensify, and justify judgments...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1107407540

ISBN13:9781107407541

Release Date:September 2012

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.61 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Religion Religion & Spirituality

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