Death wish in the hebrew bible, the: rhetorical strategies for survival
Auteur :
Levinson, Hanne Løland
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108986540
Date de publication :
8 févr. 2024
Dimensions :
21,5 x 13,8 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
270 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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.