Terror all around : horror, monsters, and theology in the Book of Jeremiah / Amy Kalmanofsky.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Kalmanofsky, Amy.

Series:

Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 390.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

The library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 390

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Jeremiah.

Horror--Biblical teaching.

Horror.

Fear--Biblical teaching.

Fear.

Biblical teaching.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

viii, 164 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Terror all around : the rhetoric of horror in the Book of Jeremiah

Place of Publication:

New York : T&T Clark International, [2008]

Summary:

Among the many strategies of persuasive speech, biblical prophets often employ a rhetoric of horror. Prophets use verbal threats and graphic images of destruction to terrify their audience. Contemporary horror theory provides insight into the rhetoric of horror employed by the prophets. In this book, Amy Kalmanofsky applies horror theory to the book of Jeremiah and considers the nature of biblical horror and the objects that provoke horror, as well as the ways texts like Jeremiah work to elicit horror from their audience.>

Contents:

The nature of horror

Facing the enemy: the perspective of direct horror

Hissing before the wounded: the perspective of indirect horror

Monsters

God and his agent: the monsters of direct horror

Israel and the nations: the monsters of indirect horror

The rhetoric of horror

Terror all around.

Notes:

Based on dissertation (doctoral)--The Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [144]-156) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780567026569

0567026566

OCLC:

227572131