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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
David A Lambert |
ISBN: | 9780190212247 0190212241 9780190212254 019021225X 9780190212261 0190212268 |
OCLC Number: | 905600364 |
Description: | xiii, 266 pages ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Introduction: The penitential lens -- Part I. Rites. Fasting and the artistry of distress -- The logic of appeal -- Articulating sin -- Part II. Language and pedagogy. A material "(re)turn to YHWH" -- Power and the prophetic utterance -- Part III. Religion. Agency and redemption -- The genealogy of repentance. |
Responsibility: | David A. Lambert. |
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Abstract:
How Repentance Became Biblical explores the rise of repentance as a concept within early forms of Judaism and Christianity and how it has informed the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament. It develops alternative accounts for many of the ancient phenomena identified as penitential.
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there can be little doubt that this extremely impressive work will challenge the thinking of scholars of biblical and related literatures for quite some time. * David Frankel, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, The Journal of Religion * He aptly charts the development of the concept of repentance as it came to prominence in Judaism and Christianity and explains how the penitential lens developed. This volume represents a significant contribution. * Lesley R. DiFransico, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly * Read more...
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