Say It Again, Sam: A Literary and Filmic Study of Narrative Repetition in 1 Samuel 28

Grenville J. R. Kent

ISBN 10: 1608999904 / ISBN 13: 9781608999903

Published by Pickwick Publications, 2011

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268 pages. 8.90x6.00x0.70 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Say It Again, Sam: A Literary and Filmic Study of Narrative Repetition in 1 Samuel 28
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608999904
• ISBN 13: 9781608999903
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.39 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book offers a synchronic exegesis of Saul's night visit to the witch of En-Dor (1 Sam 28:3-25), focussing on the web of repetitions of visual elements, of symbols, of sounds, of entire scenes, and of keywords. Kent shows how an artistry of repetition and non-repetition helps to build characterization, plot, and structure, as well as prophetic fulfilments, foreshadowing, and inter-textual warnings. Anyone interested in biblical narrative and the Hebrew Bible will find here new questions and techniques, and a wider repertoire of tools offering fresh understandings.

About the Author

Grenville J.R. Kent is Lecturer in Old Testament and Arts at Wesley Institute in Sydney. He is co-editor of Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching (IVP, 2010).