Understanding Dan : an exegetical study of a biblical city, tribe and ancestor / Mark W. Bartusch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartusch, Mark W.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 379.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 379

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament.

Dan (Tribe of Israel).

History of Biblical events.

Dan (Extinct city).

Bible. Old Testament--History of Biblical events.

Bible.

Physical Description:

xiii, 300 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, 2003.

Summary:

This book investigates the Dan/Danite tradition in the Hebrew Bible to determine not only what the Bible tells us about Dan, but also how far traditions about the territory, city, ancestor and tribe may have influenced each other. Bartusch argues that the political and theological interests reflected in the relatively late work of the Deuteronomistic Historian have cast a shadow over some earlier traditions, and that by combining social-science models and newer literary criticism with the more traditional historical-critical methodologies, the original meaning of the traditions of Dan may be recovered and clarified. The conclusion of such a study is that the Hebrew Bible as a whole does not entirely support the negative portrayal of Dan in its later traditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [270]-286) and indexes.

ISBN:

0826466575

OCLC:

52287565