| The Descent from the Mountain: Narrative Patterns in Exodus 19-40 Contributor(s): Ravndal Hauge, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441198482 ISBN-13: 9781441198488 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.14 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This 'close reading' of Exodus 19-40 focuses on the repetition of the 'encounter on the mountain'. This double encounter is expressed in a narrative structure of preparatory episodes climaxed by the theophany. The tension of the narrative is linked to 'the people' as the unlikely heroes of encounter and solved by the divine descent from the divine mountain to the man-made tent. The new situation of permanent encounter is foregrounded by the juxtaposed stories of pre- and post- Sinai journey, and the theme of the 'substitution of Moses' underlines a radical reinterpretation of traditional concepts, inviting the reader to embark on a process of identification. |