Zephaniah, a prophetic drama / Paul R. House.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

House, Paul R., 1958-

Series:

Bible and literature series ; 16.

Bible and literature series, 0260-4493 ; 16

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, 0309-0787 ; 69

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prophets.

Bible. Zephaniah--Criticism, Narrative.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Almond Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A much neglected prophecy, Zephaniah proves to be an excellent subject for literary-critical enquiry. Such an approach yields new meaning for Zephaniah as it is doing for other biblical texts. After an introductory chapter devoted to the history of Zephaniah interpretation, House moves to a discussion of genre and the content of Zephaniah. Chapter 2 surveys genre analysis from Aristotle to the present and then charts the main characteristics of epic, lyric and drama. A close reading of Zephaniah follows, covering the book's structure, dialogue, plot, characterization, themes, points of view an

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 A BRIEF SURVEY OF GENRE CRITICISM; Chapter 3 A CLOSE READING OF ZEPHANIAH; Chapter 4 THE APPLICATION OF GENRE THEORY TO THE CLOSE READING OF ZEPHANIAH; Chapter 5 THE TEXT, OUTLINE, AND DIVISION OF ZEPHANIAH AS A PROPHETIC DRAMA; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611842086

9781281842084

1281842087

9780567599261

0567599264

OCLC:

287002410