Patterns of Destiny: Narrative Structures of Foundation and Doom in the Hebrew Bible - Hardcover

Sharon, Diane M.

 
9781575060521: Patterns of Destiny: Narrative Structures of Foundation and Doom in the Hebrew Bible

Synopsis

Diane Sharon uses the tools of structuralist literary criticism to uncover social and theological patterns in biblical literature. She provides a brief framework for understanding the approach used in her study, then demonstrates that the notion of destiny, specifically the ideas of establishment / foundation and condemnation / doom, are embedded in narrative that includes an eating and drinking event.

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