Song and Story in Biblical Narrative: The History of a Literary Convention in Ancient Israel

by Steven Weitzman

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... a book which asks and answers a new, interesting question, using a rich range of biblical and humanistic methodologies. -- Journal of Biblical Literature This book examines a literary form within the Bible that has slipped through the cracks of modern scholarship: the mixing of song and story in biblical narrative. Journeying from ancient Egyptian battle accounts to Aramaic wisdom texts to early retellings of biblical tales in the Dead Sea Scrolls,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0253332362

ISBN13:9780253332363

Release Date:October 1997

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Religion Religion & Spirituality

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Song and Story in Biblical Narrative: The History of a Literary Convention in Ancient Israel

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