"Why Ask My Name?" : Anonymity and Identity in Biblical Narrative.

"Why Ask My Name?" : Anonymity and Identity in Biblical Narrative.

Anonymous characters, such as Lot's wife, are common in the Hebrew Bible, appearing in a variety of roles. This book examines whether there is a "poetics of anonymity", if so, what its contours are, and how anonymity affects readers' responses to unnamed characters, particularly...

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Main Author: Reinhartz, Adele, 1953- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Old Testament > Psychology.
Bible. > Old Testament
Names in the Bible.
Names in the Bible
Psychology
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:Anonymous characters, such as Lot's wife, are common in the Hebrew Bible, appearing in a variety of roles. This book examines whether there is a "poetics of anonymity", if so, what its contours are, and how anonymity affects readers' responses to unnamed characters, particularly female characters.
Physical Description:1 online resource (239 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-207) and indexes.
ISBN:9780195356717
0195356713
1280654937
9781280654930
0585362718
9780585362717
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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