This book is a fine example of what can be contributed to
theological understanding through a study of narrative. By means of
a semiotic analysis of the Genesis stories, White shows how each
stage in the growth of the biblical tradition is an interpretation
of some body of prior tradition, while the writing of the Genesis
narrative centres around the types of possible relations of the
writer's discourse to the discourse of that writer's characters (a
theory developed from Bakhtin). This book's approach is distinctive
in its use of semiotic theory to engage in close readings of the
texts to show the way in which the style and plots of specific
narratives lead to new perceptions and understandings. This
contrasts to studies which aim for a more formal description of
biblical narratives (Fokkelman), or more global descriptions of
biblical poetics (Sternberg).
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
1991 |
| First published: |
1991 |
| Authors: |
Hugh C. White
|
| Dimensions: |
236 x 160 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
328 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-39020-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-521-39020-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780521390200 |
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