Closure in Biblical narrative /

Closure in Biblical narrative /

There has been much discussion of narrative aspects of the Bible in recent years, but the ends of biblical narratives - how the ends contribute to closure for their stories and how the ending strategies affect the whole narrative - have not been studied comprehensively. This study shows how the writ...

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Main Author: Zeelander, Susan.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, the Netherlands : Brill, 2012.

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 111.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223226.

Subjects:

Bible. > O.T. > Genesis > Criticism, Narrative.
Closure (Rhetoric) in the Bible.

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Call Number: BS1235.52 .Z44 2012

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • One Introduction
  • Two Issues and Methods
  • Three Repetition
  • Four Linguistic Devices
  • Five Etiologies and Proverbs
  • Six Rituals at the Ends of Narratives
  • Seven Closure and Anti-Closure: Philosophical, Psychological, Experiential, and Psycho-Linguistic Components
  • Eight Conclusion and Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Biblical Narratives, Post-Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Texts Cited
  • Index of Subjects
  • Index of Kafalenos Paradigms
  • Index of Authors Cited.