Prayers and the Construction of Israelite Identity
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Publication
2019 - Society of Biblical Literature
Language
English
Word Count
64,500 words, Guess
Page Count
258 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780884143673
- ISBN-100884143678
- Library of Congress Control Number2019000482
- OCLC Control Number1059231113
- Better World Books9780884143673
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL34106980M
Classifications
- LCCBS1199
- LCCBS1199.P68 P73 2019
Description
This collection of essays from an international group of scholars explores how the elaboration of biblical prayers of the Persian and early Hellenistic periods shaped identity, evoked a sense of belonging to specific groups, and added emotional significance to this affiliation. Contributors draw examples from different biblical texts, including Genesis, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah, Psalms, Jonah, and Daniel, to illustrate the transformation from short, individual prayers to longer theological and historical reflections, ritualized recitations, confirmations of hope, prophecy, and penitential prayers. Essays approach the texts from different perspectives, showing how prayers play a key role in the construction of biblical bboks, how biblical figures are charaterized by prayers, and how these prayers shape and modify individual and collective identity discourses.
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