The evasive text : Zechariah 1-8 and the frustrated reader /
This work employs an eclectic mix of structuralist and post-structuralist theories in a doomed attempt to discover the symbolic logic at work in Zechariah 1-8's surreal narrative world. Lengthy analyses of Zechariah's intra- and intertextual logic, or lack thereof, are presented. It is fin...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Sheffield, England :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©1999.
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| Series: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
296. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | This work employs an eclectic mix of structuralist and post-structuralist theories in a doomed attempt to discover the symbolic logic at work in Zechariah 1-8's surreal narrative world. Lengthy analyses of Zechariah's intra- and intertextual logic, or lack thereof, are presented. It is finally concluded that Zechariah lacks a concrete symbolic logic, defies grammatical conventions and is 'unreadable' as it stands-and always was this way. One suggestion is that it was the intent of the author, conceived of in a postmodern way, to produce such a work. It is finally concluded that the 'post-proph. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-251) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567634306 0567634302 1281841463 9781281841469 9786611841461 6611841466 |
