Hebrew life and literature : selected essays of Bernhard Lang / Bernhard Lang.

Author/creator Lang, Bernhard, 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoFarnham, England ; Burlington VT : Ashgate, ©2008.
Descriptionxiv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSociety for Old Testament Study monographs
Society for Old Testament Study monographs. ^A608848
Contents Pt. 1. Introduction. Biblical studies as a vocation : sketch of an academic self-portrait -- The Hebrew God : a very short summary -- Pt. 2. Wealth, fertility, and the good life : the third function. God and the good life -- Peasant poverty : rent capitalism in the days of Amos -- Women's work, household and property in three Mediterranean societies : a comparative essay on Proverbs 31:10-31 -- A Zoroastrian prophecy of resurrection : a new reading of Ezekiel 37 -- Joseph the Diviner : careers of a biblical hero -- The forbidden fruit : an ancient myth and its transformation in Genesis 2-3 -- Pt. 3. War and violence : the second function. The three sins of Samson the warrior -- Cosmic battles : 'traditional' and 'Utopian' monotheism in biblical times -- Pt. 4. Rules, wisdom, and prophetic acts : the first function. Lady Wisdom : poetry, polytheism, and psychology : a pilgrim's progress -- Games prophets play : street theatre and symbolic acts in biblical Israel -- The number ten and the iniquity of the fathers : a new interpretation of the Decalogue -- A Hellenistic literary canon in the Hebrew Bible : the 'Writings' -- The riddle of the Lord's Supper : a new solution.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-271) and indexes.
LCCN 2008023035
ISBN9780754666189 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0754666182 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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