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In this volume, two scholars from two different fields join to create a new theory of rhetorical Biblical interpretation. Patrick and Scult present their studies on Old Testament traditions and communications. They believe that a holistic reading of the Old Testament can be found in a combination of analysis and contextual reading. Focusing on the “oneness” of God, they synthesize literary...

have a strong memory and prophetic voices in the community which remind the people of what they would like to forget. Ancient Israel may well have formed a national memory which resisted the manipulations of flattering authors, and Yahwism may have provided resources for an honest, realistic assessment of the national character. We must ask whether there was anything in the rhetorical situation of the original narrative which required the historian to take the facts into account. Was there a national
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