Irony in the Old Testament
Author : Edwin Marshall Good
Publisher : Nicholson
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 39,6 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Author : Edwin Marshall Good
Publisher : Nicholson
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 39,6 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Author : Carolyn J. Sharp
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 31,80 MB
Release : 2008-12-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 025300344X
Was God being ironic in commanding Eve not to eat fruit from the tree of wisdom? Carolyn J. Sharp suggests that many stories in the Hebrew Scriptures may be ironically intended. Deftly interweaving literary theory and exegesis, Sharp illumines the power of the unspoken in a wide variety of texts from the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the Writings. She argues that reading with irony in mind creates a charged and open rhetorical space in the texts that allows character, narration, and authorial voice to develop in unexpected ways. Main themes explored here include the ironizing of foreign rulers, the prostitute as icon of the ironic gaze, indeterminacy and dramatic irony in prophetic performance, and irony in ancient Israel's wisdom traditions. Sharp devotes special attention to how irony destabilizes dominant ways in which the Bible is read today, especially when it touches on questions of conflict, gender, and the Other.
Author : Edwin Marshall Good
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,30 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Bible
ISBN :
Author : K. L. Noll
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567182584
This comprehensive classic textbook represents the most recent approaches to the biblical world by surveying Palestine's social, political, economic, religious and ecological changes from Palaeolithic to Roman eras. Designed for beginners with little knowledge of the ancient world, and with copious illustrations and charts, it explains how and why academic study of the past is undertaken, as well as the differences between historical and theological scholarship and the differences between ancient and modern genres of history writing. Classroom tested chapters emphasize the authenticity of the Bible as a product of an ancient culture, and the many problems with the biblical narrative as a historical source. Neither "maximalist" nor "minimalist'" it is sufficiently general to avoid confusion and to allow the assignment of supplementary readings such as biblical narratives and ancient Near Eastern texts. This new edition has been fully revised, incorporating new graphics and English translations of Near Eastern inscriptions. New material on the religiously diverse environment of Ancient Israel taking into account the latest archaeological discussions brings this book right up to date.
Author : Lillian R. Klein
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 38,89 MB
Release : 1988-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567414981
The Triumph of Irony in the Book of Judges focuses on the literary quality of the book of Judges. Klein extrapolates the theme of irony in the book of Judges, seeking to prove that it is the main structural element. She points out how this literary device adds to the overall meaning and tone of the book, and what it reveals about the culture of the time. Chronologically divided into sections, Klein explores the narrative and commentates on the literary properties throughout-plot, character development, and resolution, as well as the main theme of irony.
Author : Jerry Camery-Hoggatt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 17,45 MB
Release : 2005-10-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521020619
An important contribution to our understanding of Marcan irony, and combines a literary-critical approach with insights gained from the sociology of knowledge.
Author : Jakob Jónsson
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 47,49 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9789004075009
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 31,39 MB
Release : 2023-03-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004536337
It is generally agreed that there is significant irony in the Bible. However, to date no work has been published in biblical scholarship that on the one hand includes interpretations of both Hebrew Bible and New Testament writings under the perspective of irony, and on the other hand offers a panorama of the approaches to the different types and functions of irony in biblical texts. The following volume: (1) reevaluates scholarly definitions of irony and the use of the term in biblical research; (2) builds on existing methods of interpretation of ironic texts; (3) offers judicious analyses of methodological approaches to irony in the Bible; and (4) develops fresh insights into biblical passages.
Author : C. E. Hill
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,28 MB
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199640297
How did the Church get Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John instead of Thomas, Mary, Peter, and Judas? C. E. Hill presents evidence for how and why, despite the numerous Gospels that appeared in the earliest Christian centuries, four (and only four) Gospels came to be embraced by the Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox churches alike.
Author : Mark D. Nanos
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 32,10 MB
Release : 2019-12-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451413750
Intra-Jewish conflict in Paul's communities After taking on traditional interpretations of Romans in (The Mystery of Romans, Nanos now turns his attention to the Letter to the Galatians. A Primary voice in reclaiming Paul in his Jewish context. Nanos challenges the previously dominant views of Paul as rejecting his Jewish heritage and the Law. Where Paul's rhetoric has been interpreted to be its most anti-Jewish, Nanos instead demonstrates the implications of an intra-Jewish reading. He explores the issues of purity, insiders/outsiders; the charactor of "the gospel"; the relationship between groups of Christ-followers in Jerusalem, Antioch, and Galatia; and evil-eye accusations.