The Reception and Remembrance of Abraham (Hardcover)

This book explores the role of the biblical patriarch Abraham in the formation and use of authoritative texts in the Persian and Hellenistic periods. It reflects a conference session in 2009 focusing on Abraham as a figure of cultural memory in the literature of these periods. Cultural memory is the shared reproduction and recalling of what has been learned and retained. It also involves transformation and innovation. As a figure of memory, stories of Abraham served as guidelines for identity-formation and authoritative illustration of behaviour for the emerging Jewish communities.

General

Imprint:	Gorgias Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its Contexts, 13
Release date:	August 2011
Editors:	Pernille Carstens • Niels Peter Lemche
Contributors:	Thomas Roemer • Ehud Ben Zvi • Philip Davies
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-4632-0054-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
LSN:	1-4632-0054-4
Barcode:	9781463200541

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