Encountering the Divine
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Encountering the Divine

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Encountering the Divine

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An examination of the literary and theological dynamics of the divine-human encounter as reflected in theophany narratives in the Hebrew Bible. The point of departure for this study is a type-scene analysis which reveals a common structure to theophany narratives. Beginning with the separation of the protagonist from human society, the text moves to a visual and verbal revelation by the Deity, and records a range of human reactions to the experience. Each of the texts concludes with a description of a more externalized reaction, which marks the carrying over of the experience into a larger societal framework. The analysis develops the underlying structural and contentual similarity among texts which have traditionally been understood as belonging to different literary genres. The discussion offers a nuanced treatment of the range of literary strategies employed by the narrative for addressing these elements. In addition to a detailed analysis of each of the above components of the type-scene, there is discussion of issues such as the idea of the lethal nature of the encounter and intertextual relations between the narratives. JSOTS 420

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Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2005
ISBN
9780567602701
Edition
1
Topic
Théologie et religion
Subtopic
Littérature et arts dans le christianisme

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 1 THEOPHANY AS TYPE-SCENE
  4. Chapter 2 PREPARING FOR THEOPHANY
  5. Chapter 3 THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DIVINE
  6. Chapter 4 HUMAN RESPONSES TO THEOPHANY
  7. Chapter 5 TRANSFORMATION AND EXTERNALIZATION
  8. Chapter 6 ON THE LETHAL NATURE OF THE DIVINE PRESENCE
  9. Chapter 7 SINAI REVISITED: THEOPHANY AND INTERTEXTUALITY
  10. Chapter 8 FROM THEOPHANY NARRATIVE TO DIVINE JOURNEY
  11. Bibliography
  12. Index of References
  13. Index of Authors