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The tragic vision and the Hebrew tradition
- Title
- The tragic vision and the Hebrew tradition / W. Lee Humphreys.
- Author
- Humphreys, W. Lee.
- Publication
- Philadelphia : Fortress Press, ©1985.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BS1199.T69 H85 1985 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 151 pages; 22 cm.
- Series Statement
- Overtures to Biblical theology ; 18
- Uniform Title
- Overtures to biblical theology ; 18.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. The nature of the tragic vision -- The tragic vision -- The tragic vision and The Gilgamesh Epic -- 2. The tragedy of King Saul -- The structure of 1 Samuel 9-31 -- An early stratum in 1 Samuel -- The tragedy of King Saul -- 3. From tragic hero to villain -- Tempering an "enlightenment" -- A prophetic perspective on King Saul -- A royalist perspective on King Saul -- 4. Flirtations with the tragic vision -- Samson and the Philistines -- Genesis 2-3 -- An arbitrary God -- Jeremiah as man in middle -- 5. The tragic vision and the Book of Job -- The man from Uz -- Job and his friends -- The court of law as a context for meaning -- The tragic vision affirmed -- The tragic vision transcended -- 6. Koheleth and the comic -- Tragedy and comedy -- Koheleth and Job -- Koheleth's cosmos -- Koheleth and the deity -- silence -- 7. A time and a season for the tragic vision.
- ISBN
- 0800615425
- 9780800615420
- LCCN
- 85047724
- OCLC
- ocm12764186
- 12764186
- SCSB-647665
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library