TY - BOOK AU - Schipper,Jeremy ED - NetLibrary, Inc. TI - Parables and conflict in the Hebrew Bible SN - 9780511534508 (electronic bk.) AV - BS1199.P3 S35 2009eb U1 - 221.6/6 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge, U.K., New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Bible KW - O.T KW - Parables KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-158) and indexes; Devouring parables : introductory issues -- Devouring parables : Jotham's parabolic curse in Judges 9 -- Overallegorizing and other Davidic misinterpretations in 2 Samuel 11-12 -- Changing face and saving face : parabolic petitions in 2 Samuel 14 -- Grasping the conflict : Ahab's negotiation of conflicts and parables in 1 Kings 20 -- Intellectual weapons : the parable's function in 2 Kings 14 and 2 Chronicles 25 -- Conclusions and implications for the study of Hebrew Bible parables; Electronic reproduction; Boulder, Colo.; NetLibrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries UR - http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=276768 ER -