Bøger i Biblical Refigurations serien
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424,95 - 1.098,95 kr. Leuchter explores the biblical texts revolving around the figure of Samuel, and considers how the authors utilize him as a symbol to address the cultural memories and contemporary politics of their audiences. Samuel's role as a priest, a prophet, a judge, a warrior, a lawgiver and a kingmaker are examined in light of the origins of ancient Israel.
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- 424,95 kr.
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- A Study in Reception History
364,95 - 1.147,95 kr. Students and scholars of biblical reception history; of new testament studies; of English/British history; of English/British literature
- Bog
- 364,95 kr.
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- Redirecting the Life of the Historical Jesus
364,95 - 1.172,95 kr. This book is an analysis of historical Jesus scholarship in its economic and cultural contexts.
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- 364,95 kr.
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352,95 - 1.111,95 kr. This book explores the characterization of Jeroboam in 1 Kings 11-14, tracing the rise and fall of this notorious figure. Close analysis of the Hebrew text reveals a literary achievement of great subtlety and suggests the arrival of Jeroboam's kingship can be read as a direct response to scandalous activity within the Solomonic empire.
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- 352,95 kr.
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327,95 - 1.111,95 kr. In standard biblical interpretations the "Suffering Servant" figure in Isaiah 53 is understood as an otherwise able bodied person who suffers. Jeremy Schipper challenges this reading and shows that the text describes the servant with language and imagery typically associated with disability in ancient Near Eastern literature.
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- 327,95 kr.
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- Depictions of Sensory-Disabled Characters
447,95 - 1.172,95 kr. Louise J. Lawrence presents provocative re-interpretations of biblical characters that have previously been sidelined and stigmatised on account of their perceived disability. She introduces approaches taken from Sensory Anthropology and Disability Studies to bring fresh methodological perspectives to familiar Gospel texts.
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- 447,95 kr.
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- Five Hundred Years of Literary Homecomings
1.103,95 kr. This groundbreaking study focuses on the reconfiguring of the character of the Prodigal Son and his family as they appear in drama, novels, and poetry in English from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
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- 1.103,95 kr.
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- Blackness and Bible
919,95 kr. This book offers a reception history that examines interpretations of Hagar with a focus on interpretations of Hagar as a Black woman.
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- 919,95 kr.