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Author / Creator:	Simon, Uriel.
Uniform title:	Keri'ah sifrutit ba-Mikra. English
Imprint:	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1997.
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 363 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Indiana studies in biblical literature Indiana studies in biblical literature.
Subject:	Bible. -- Prophets (Neviʼim) -- Criticism, Narrative. Bible. -- Prophets (Neviʼim) Criticism, interpretation, etc. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11107226

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ISBN:	0585108765 9780585108766 0253332273
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-338) and indexes. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"Noted biblical scholar Uriel Simon undertakes a systematic study of prophetic narratives in the Bible. He focuses on seven stories, analyzing their form and structure, their rhetorical devices, their descriptions of character and motive, their narrative techniques - in short, on the ways in which the stories are told. Simon begins with the premises that biblical stories were meant for readers, not critics, and that we need to recover the distinctive ways of reading appropriate to biblical storytelling. He provides careful readings of prophetic stories such as Samuel's call to prophecy, Saul at Endor, and David and Bathsheba. Simon's interpretations are always enlightening and will provide contemporary readers with an enriched understanding of these timeless narratives."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Simon, Uriel. Keri'ah sifrutit ba-Mikra. English. Reading prophetic narratives. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1997 0253332273

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