Amit, Yairah

Hidden polemics in biblical narrative / by Yairah Amit ; translated from the Hebrew by Jonathan Chipman. - Leiden ; New York : E. J. Brill, 2000 - xii, 286 p. ; 25 cm. - Biblical interpretation series, 25 .

Polemics -- explicit and implicit -- 1. The Bible as polemical literature -- What is a polemical text? -- The absence of systematic discussion -- In praise of editing -- Polemics and narrative -- 2. Explicit and implicit polemics -- Explicit language in biblical formulation -- An explicit position from a reliable source -- What is the difference between explicit and implicit polemic? -- Selected examples of explicit and implicit polemics -- Summary.

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Bible. Old Testament Criticism, Narrative.Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1199.P57 / .A45 2000