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Representing the past : a literary analysis of narrative historiography in the book of Samuel / by Rachelle Gilmour

Author
Gilmour, Rachelle
Additional Titles
Literary analysis of narrative historiography in the book of Samuel
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 333 pages).
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Introduction -- Causation -- Meaning and significance -- Moral, political and theological evaluation -- Coherence and contradictions -- Conclusion.
Summary
Eschewing both so-called minimalist and maximalist readings, this volume advocates an understanding of the book of Samuel as ancient narrative historiography that must be understood according to its own conception and ideology of history before being judged as a historical source. This study shows how narrative strategies and literary embellishment, unaccustomed in modern historiography, are used to express familiar historical concepts such as causation, meaning and evaluation of the past. The requirements for historical accuracy within the book 's cultural milieu are investigated through anal.
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ISBN
9789004203419 (electronic bk.)
9004203419 (electronic bk.)
1283121077
9781283121071
9786613121073
661312107X
9789004203402
9004203400
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-320) and indexes.
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