Patterns of destiny : narrative structures of foundation and doom in the Hebrew Bible / Diane M. Sharon.
Publication details: Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781575065250
- 1575065258
- Bible. Old Testament -- Structuralist criticism
- Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, Narrative
- Bible. Old Testament -- Structuralist criticism -- Criticism, Narrative
- Dinners and dining in the Bible
- Drinking in the Bible
- Bible as literature
- RELIGION -- Biblical Criticism & Interpretation -- Old Testament
- 221.6 21
- BS1199.D55 S52 2002eb
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-232) and indexes.
1. Introduction -- 2. Structuralism, Proppian analysis, and Biblical narrative -- 3. Eating and drinking as variables in Biblical narrative -- 4. The unexpected absence of eating and drinking -- 5. Patterns of destiny: eating and drinking as constants within the establishment / foundation genre -- 6. Patterns of destiny: eating and drinking as constants within the condemnation / doom genre -- 7. Patterns of destiny: variations and adaptations -- 8. Summary and conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of authors -- Index of Scripture.
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