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In current usage polemics is broadly defined as the practice of rhetorical persuasion or as the rhetorical presentation of an argument in dispute. The phemen of polemics is found throughout the whole corpus of biblical literature. In most instances the polemics is direct, but sometimes indirect, and occasionally it appears to be deliberately covert. This book is primarily concerned with exploring the phemen of covert polemics. Dealing first with considerations of method, definition and characterization, the study moves on to the analysis of a number of narrative texts and the uncovering of their covert polemical content. Polemics of this type is a feature of biblical writing on a range of central issues, and can be instructively isolated in texts relating to cultic locations (Beth El, Jerusalem), questions of leadership (the houses of Saul and David), community boundaries (the Samaritans) and other problems of legitimation.Product Identifiers
PublisherBrill
ISBN-109004101535
ISBN-139789004101531
eBay Product ID (ePID)95630326
Dimensions
Weight677g
Height240mm
Width160mm
Additional Product Features
Place of PublicationLeiden
Spine25mm
Series Part/Volume NumberV. 25
Series TitleBiblical Interpretation Series
Translated byJonathan Chipman
Author BiographyYairah Amit, Ph.D. (1985) in Biblical Studies, Tel-Aviv University, is Senior Lecturer in Bible, Chair of the Bible Department, Tel-Aviv University and head of that University's teachers training program in Bible. Among her many publications is The Book of Judges: The Art of Editing (Jerusalem, 1992).
Out-Of-Print Date02/02/2017
FormatHardback
LanguageEnglish
Author(s)Yairah Amit
Date of Publication14/04/2000
Format DetailsLaminated Cover
SubjectNon-Christian Religions
ImprintBrill
GenreNon-Christian Religions
Country of PublicationNetherlands
