Death wish in the hebrew bible, the: rhetorical strategies for survival
Auteur :
Levinson, Hanne Løland
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108833653
Date de publication :
23 sept. 2021
Dimensions :
22,2 x 14,5 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
390 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The first book to explore the texts in the Hebrew Bible in which a character expresses a wish to die. The death wish is a powerful rhetorical strategy that provides an unrecognized source of empowerment for characters. Written to engage the general reader and students in religion and biblical studies.