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George W. Savran
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Continuum
Published
April 2005
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George W. Savran
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Hardback
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Continuum
Published
April 2005
£182.21
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Encountering the Divine
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An examination of the literary and theological dynamics of the divine-human encounter as reflected in theophany narratives in the Hebrew Bible. The point of departure for this study is a type-scene analysis which reveals a common structure to theophany narratives. Beginning with the separation of the protagonist from human society, the text moves to a visual and verbal revelation by the Deity, and records a range of human reactions to the experience. Each of the texts concludes with a description of a more externalized reaction, which marks the carrying over of the experience into a larger societal framework. The analysis develops the underlying structural and contentual similarity among texts which have traditionally been understood as belonging to different literary genres. The discussion offers a nuanced treatment of the range of literary strategies employed by the narrative for addressing these elements. In addition to a detailed analysis of each of the above components of the type-scene, there is discussion of issues such as the idea of the lethal nature of the encounter and intertextual relations between the narratives. JSOTS 420
Authors
George Savran
George Savran is Senior Lecturer in bible at the Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies, Jerusalem. He is the author of 'Telling and Retelling' (1988) and has published widely on biblical narrative and biblical poetry.
Author
George W. Savran
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Continuum
Published
April 2005
Weight
586g
Page Count
290
Dimensions
156 x 234 x 18 mm
ISBN
9780567043917
ISBN-10
0567043916
Eden Code
1152131
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Author/Creator: George W. Savran
ISBN: 9780567043917
Publisher: Continuum
Release Date: April 2005
Weight: 586g
Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Eden Code: 1152131