Reliable Characters in the Primary History: Profiles of Moses, Joshua, Elijah and Elisha (JSOT Supplement 224)

KISSLING, Paul J. ,

ISBN 10: 1850756171 / ISBN 13: 9781850756170

Published by Sheffield Academic Press, 1996, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reliable Characters in the Primary History: Profiles of Moses, Joshua, Elijah and Elisha (JSOT Supplement 224)
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850756171
• ISBN 13: 9781850756170
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

This volume challenges the assumptions that modern readers tend to make about four of the Hebrew Bible's most prominent heroes. Using a form of reader-response theory, Kissling examines the assumption that these characters are primary vehicles of the narrator's point of view. In three of the four cases it is concluded that traditional idealistic assumptions do not do justice to the textual evidence in its final form. The work calls upon the reader to consider the subtlety of the means used in portraying these heroes and gives evidence for the decidedly negative aspects in their portrayals.

About the Authors

Andrew Mein is Director of Research at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.