Remembering the Story of Israel - Historical Summaries and Memory Formation in Second Temple Judaism

List of contents

Part I. Historical Summaries in the Hebrew Bible: 1. Historical Summary as Commemoration: Schema, Function, Performance; 2. Historical Psalms as Acts of Commemoration; 3. Historical Summaries as Commemoration in Chronicles; 4. Praying History in the Wilderness: Neh 9:5b-37; Part II. Historical Summaries in the Dead Sea Scrolls: The Historical Summary in the Qumran Psalms Scrolls; Words of the Luminaries (4Q504-506): History as Liturgy.

About the author

Aubrey E. Buster is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at the School of Biblical and Theological Studies at Wheaton College (IL).

Product details

• Authors: Aubrey E. Buster, Aubrey E. (Wheaton College Buster
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.05.2022
• EAN: 9781009150682
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0915068-2
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Old Testaments