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Longing for Egypt and Other Unexpected Biblical Tales (Hardcover, New)
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Longing for Egypt and Other Unexpected Biblical Tales (Hardcover, New)
Series: Hebrew Bible Monographs, No. 1
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Readers of all persuasions have a tendency to privilege simple
interpretations over complex, unsettling, readings. The more
fraught the issue, the more often we find in the history of
interpretation that a simple reading has been generated that masks
its complexity. 'Longing for Egypt and Other Unexpected Biblical
Tales' explores seven cases of textual complexity masked by simple
readings. One chapter uncovers a counter-intuitive longing for
Egypt alongside the Exodus account of liberation from persecution.
Another shows how what appears to be a critical attitude in the
Bible towards other gods may reflect inner-Israelite tensions
rather than some principled antipathy toward others. Yet another
confronts the praise of God as a perfect king with the use of the
language of divine kingship as a vehicle for constructive
criticism. All seven chapters share a focus on the formation of
identity. Arguably the Bible's most sensitive subject, for its
authors and for present-day readers, this topic has generated a
host of simple readings that conceal immense complexity.
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