Sodom and Gomorrah : history and motif in Biblical narrative /

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Author / Creator:Fields, Weston W.
Imprint:Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, c1997.
Description:228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series 231
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2723463
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ISBN:1850756333 (alk. paper)
Notes:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Hebrew University of Jerusalem), 1992.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-210) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • Ch. 2. The Motif: 'The Stranger in your Gates'
  • Ch. 3. Submotifs Related to the Treatment of Societal Outsiders
  • Ch. 4. Submotifs Related to Time and Space
  • Ch. 5. The Submotif: 'Sexual Harassment of Strangers'
  • Ch. 6. The Submotif 'Destruction of a City by Fire'
  • Ch. 7. Motif and Message: Political Polemics Associated with the 'Stranger in Your Gates' Motif
  • Ch. 8. The Reuse and Amplification of the Sodom Tradition in the Hebrew Bible
  • Ch. 9. Summary and Conclusion.