Sodom and Gomorrah : history and motif in Biblical narrative

Sodom and Gomorrah : history and motif in Biblical narrative /

According to Fields, biblical narrative is didactic socio-religious commentary on human experience, reflected in 'history', and that such 'history' is a way of describing the conceptual universe of the ancient authors. Biblical narrative is strikingly free of abstract formulation...

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Main Author: Fields, Weston W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, 1997
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 231.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, Narrative.
Bible. > Genesis, XIX > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Judges, XIX-XXI > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Joshua, II > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Narration in the Bible.
Strangers in the Bible.
Outsiders in the Bible.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE MOTIF: 'THE STRANGER IN YOUR GATES'; Chapter 3 SUBMOTIFS RELATED TO THE TREATMENT OF SOCIETAL OUTSIDERS; Chapter 4 SUBMOTIFS RELATED TO TIME AND SPACE; Chapter 5 THE SUBMOTIF: 'SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STRANGERS'; Chapter 6 THE SUBMOTIF 'DESTRUCTION OF A CITY BY FIRE'; Chapter 7 MOTIF AND MESSAGE: POLITICAL POLEMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 'STRANGER IN YOUR GATES' MOTIF; Chapter 8 THE REUSE AND AMPLIFICATION OF THE SODOM TRADITION IN THE HEBREW BIBLE; Chapter 9 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References.

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