The Reception and Remembrance of Abraham |
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| Editor:
| Carstens, Pernille
Lemche, Niels Peter |
| Contribution by:
| Baltzer, Klaus
Davies, Philip
Ego, Beate
Perlt, Michael
Römer, Thomas
Thompson, Thomas
Zvi, Ehud Ben |
| Series title: | Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and Its Contexts Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4632-0054-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2019 |
| Publisher: | Gorgias Press, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $161.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the role of the biblical patriarch Abraham in the formation and use of authoritative texts in the Persian and Hellenistic periods. It reflects a conference session in 2009 focusing on Abraham as a figure of cultural memory in the literature of these periods. Cultural memory is the shared reproduction and recalling of what has been learned and retained. It also involves transformation and innovation. As a figure of memory, stories of Abraham served as guidelines for...
More DescriptionThis book explores the role of the biblical patriarch Abraham in the formation and use of authoritative texts in the Persian and Hellenistic periods. It reflects a conference session in 2009 focusing on Abraham as a figure of cultural memory in the literature of these periods. Cultural memory is the shared reproduction and recalling of what has been learned and retained. It also involves transformation and innovation. As a figure of memory, stories of Abraham served as guidelines for identity-formation and authoritative illustration of behaviour for the emerging Jewish communities.