Promises to keep : the oath in biblical narrative /

Promises to keep : the oath in biblical narrative /

While many studies explore the literary role of the oath in general literature, none have contended with the role of the oath in the biblical narratives. This study seeks to fill that vacuum. The first section of this study examines the literary significance of the various oath formulae that appear...

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Main Author: Ziegler, Yael.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Series: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 120.
Vetus Testamentum Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004264991.

Subjects:

David > Israel, König.
Saul > Israel, König.
Saul, > King of Israel.
Bible. > O.T. > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Eid <Motiv>
Oaths (Jewish law)
Oaths in the Bible.

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Call Number: BS1199.O27 Z54 2008

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material /
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  • Chapter One. Introduction to the biblical oath /
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  • Chapter Two. The gravity of speech and the particular potency of the oath in the Bible /
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  • Narrative Use of the Oath Formula כה יעשה /
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  • Chapter Three. כה יעשה . . . וכה יוסיף /
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  • Narrative Use of the Oath formula ' חי ה /
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  • Chapter Four. חי ה' /
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  • Narrative Use of the Expression חלילה /
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  • Chapter Five. חלילה /
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  • Chapter Six. The deterioration of Saul /
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  • Oaths taken in regard to David's career /
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  • Chapter Seven. David: Portrayal of power /
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  • Chapter Eight. Conclusion /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index of biblical sources /
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  • Index of topics and names /
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