Encountering the divine : theophany in biblical narrative / George W. Savran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savran, George W.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 420.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 420

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theophanies in the Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark International, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An examination of the literary and theological dynamics of the divine-human encounter as reflected in theophany narratives in the Hebrew Bible. The point of departure for this study is a type-scene analysis which reveals a common structure to theophany narratives. Beginning with the separation of the protagonist from human society, the text moves to a visual and verbal revelation by the Deity, and records a range of human reactions to the experience. Each of the texts concludes with a description of a more externalized reaction, which marks the carrying over of the experience into a larger soc

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 THEOPHANY AS TYPE-SCENE; Chapter 2 PREPARING FOR THEOPHANY; Chapter 3 THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DIVINE; Chapter 4 HUMAN RESPONSES TO THEOPHANY; Chapter 5 TRANSFORMATION AND EXTERNALIZATION; Chapter 6 ON THE LETHAL NATURE OF THE DIVINE PRESENCE; Chapter 7 SINAI REVISITED: THEOPHANY AND INTERTEXTUALITY; Chapter 8 FROM THEOPHANY NARRATIVE TO DIVINE JOURNEY; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611802493

9781281802491

1281802492

9780567602701

0567602702

OCLC:

276357740