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Saga, legend, tale, novella, fable : narrative forms in Old Testament literature

Title
Saga, legend, tale, novella, fable : narrative forms in Old Testament literature / edited by George W. Coats.
Publication
Sheffield : JSOT, ©1985.

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Additional Authors
Coats, George W.
Description
159 pages; 22 cm
Series Statement
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, 0309-0787 ; 35
Uniform Title
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 35.
Subject
  • Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Bible. > Language, style
  • Bible
  • Bibel
  • Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Language and languages > Style
  • Erzähltechnik
  • Erzählung
  • Fabel
  • Legende
  • Novelle
  • Oude Testament
  • Literaire structuur
  • Bible as literature
  • Narration in the Bible
Genre/Form
  • legends (literary genre)
  • Legends
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Legends.
  • Légendes.
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Genres: Why should they be important for Exegesis? / George W. Coats -- Saga / Robert W. Neff -- The Moses narratives as heroic saga / George W. Coats -- Legend / Ronald M. Hals -- Balaam: Sinner or Saint? / George W. Coats -- Tale / George W. Coats -- A threat to the host / George W. Coats -- Novella / W. Lee Humphreys -- The Story of Esther and Mordecai: An Early Jewish Novella / W. Lee Humphreys -- Fable / Ann M. Vater Solomon -- Jehoash's fable of the Thistle and the cedar / Ann M. Vater Solomon.
ISBN
  • 0905774841
  • 9780905774848
  • 090577485X
  • 9780905774855
  • 090577485X (pbk.) (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
  • ocm12516601
  • 12516601
  • SCSB-629458
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library