Life in citations : biblical narratives and contemporary Hebrew culture / Ruth Tsoffar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsoffar, Ruth, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in comparative literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, Narrative.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Narration in the Bible.

Hebrew language--Discourse analysis.

Hebrew language.

Israeli literature--History and criticism.

Israeli literature.

Bible as literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"In her latest book, Life in Citiations: Biblical Narratives and Contemporary Hebrew Culture, Ruth Tsoffar studies several key biblical narratives that figure prominently in Israeli culture. Life in Citations provides a close reading of these narratives, along with works by contemporary Hebrew Israeli artists that respond to them. Together they read as a modern commentary on life with text, or even life under the rule of its verses, to answer questions like How can we explain the fascination and intense identification of Israelis with the Bible? What does it mean to live in such close proximity with the Bible, and What kind of story can such a life tell?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Biblical habitus

Costly epiphany of milk and honey

Gifts of wounds: Isaac, Ishmael, and the legacies of abuse

Ruth's homecoming: meta-bread, transformation, and offspring

In lieu of an epilogue: ruptured and departure: Palestinian breadscape.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780367256548

0367256541

0429288883

9780429288883

OCLC:

1090283562