| The Rhetoric of the Book of Judges Contributor(s): O'Connell, Robert H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004101047 ISBN-13: 9789004101043 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $349.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1995 Annotation: This volume describes how the rhetorical devices used in Judges inspire its readers to support a divinely appointed Judahite king who endorses the deuteronomic agenda to rid the land of foreigners, to maintain inter-tribal loyalty to YHWH's cult, and to uphold social justice. Matters of rhetorical concern interpreted here include the superimposed cycle-motif and tribal-political schemata, concerns reflected in the plot-layers of each hero story, the force of narrative analogy for characterization, the strategy of entrapment which foreshadows portrayals of Saul and David in 1 Samuel, and the relation between Judges' implied situation of composition and its compiler's intention. In addition to offering new insights into the rhetorical strategy of the Judges compiler, this book illustrates a new method for understanding how plot-layered stories work. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Judaism - History - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 222.320 |
| LCCN: 95048238 |
| Series: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 568 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: This volume describes how the rhetorical devices used in Judges inspire its readers to support a divinely appointed Judahite king who endorses the deuteronomic agenda to rid the land of foreigners, to maintain inter-tribal loyalty to YHWH's cult, and to uphold social justice. Matters of rhetorical concern interpreted here include the superimposed cycle-motif and tribal-political schemata, concerns reflected in the plot-layers of each hero story, the force of narrative analogy for characterization, the strategy of entrapment which foreshadows portrayals of Saul and David in 1 Samuel, and the relation between Judges' implied situation of composition and its compiler's intention. In addition to offering new insights into the rhetorical strategy of the Judges compiler, this book illustrates a new method for understanding how plot-layered stories work. |