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The epic of the patriarch : the Jacob cycle and the narrative traditions of Canaan and Israel / Ronald S. Hendel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hendel, Ronald S., author.
- Series:
- Harvard Semitic monographs ; 42.
- Harvard Semitic Museum Publications E-Book Collection, ISBN ; 9789004365230.
- Harvard Semitic monographs ; no. 42
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jacob (Biblical patriarch).
- Jacob.
- Bible. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Genesis.
- Narration in the Bible.
- Ugaritic literature--Relation to the Old Testament.
- Ugaritic literature.
- Heroes in the Bible.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Jacob cycle and the narrative traditions of Canaan and Israel
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Scholar Press.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I: A history of interpretation
- Part II: The Jacob cycle and Canaanite epic
- 1. The forms of tradition
- The birth story
- Revelation at Bethel
- 2. Epic and cult
- Aqhat and Anat
- The deception of Isaac
- 3. A literary interlude
- Pughat and Rachel
- Part III: The Jacob cycle and Israelite epic
- 1. The hero and the other
- Encounter at Penuel
- Jacob and Esau
- 2. The life of the hero
- Jacob and Moses
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Harvard University, 1985).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-184) and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hendel, Ronald S. Epic of the patriarch.
- ISBN:
- 9789004369467
- OCLC:
- 16647170
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004369467 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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