The Artistic Dimension: Literary Explorations Of The Hebrew Bible (The Library Of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 590)

This volume presents a collection of essays aimed at further integration of literary analysis in the study of the Hebrew Bible. In three sections, Bodner studies a range of texts in order to illustrate that literary analysis has value for exploring numerous issues in the discipline, including text-critical problems, the Deuteronomistic History, and Chronicles. Beginning with a discussion of how literary analysis is a vital, yet neglected, component of textual criticism, Bodner then offers a sustained engagement with one particular section of the Hebrew Bible, the so-called "ark narrative" of 1 Samuel 4-6. Other areas of the Hebrew Bible are subsequently explored, including a sample of the historiographic material in the Deuteronomistic History and a lengthy text from the book of Proverbs. Part four turns to the often neglected books of 1 & 2 Chronicles, illustrating how the Chronicler's work is a congenial site for literary study. The assembled essays petition for a heightened awareness of the artistic achievement of the Hebrew Bible and illustrate that literary thinking is a necessary component for biblical interpretation.

• | Author: Keith Bodner
• | Publisher: T&T Clark
• | Publication Date: Feb 26, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0567662551
• | ISBN-13: 9780567662552