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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...

Not too many years ago a number of critics began to raise such serious questions about the use of the term ‘history’ for Old Testament narrative1 that many of us stopped using it. Alternatives were coined, such as Hans Frei’s ‘realistic narrative’.2 Although this strategy had certain advantages, we can now see that it was illadvised. As the previous chapter shows, the narratives of the Old Testament, particularly those which tell the nation’s story,
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