"The Senses of Scripture" reveals the essence of biblical
epistemology - the ways in which ancient Israelites thought about
and used their sensorium. The theoretical introduction demonstrates
that scholars need to liberate themselves from the Western bias
that holds a pentasensory paradigm and prioritises the sense of
sight. The discussion of the biblical material demonstrates that
biblical scholars should follow a similar path. Through examination
of associative and contextual patters the author reaches a
septasensory model, including sight, hearing, speech, kinaesthesia,
touch, taste, and smell. It is further demonstrated that the
senses, according to the HB, are a divinely created physical
experience, which symbolised human ability to act in a sovereign
manner in the world. Despite the lack of a biblical Hebrew term
'sense', it seems that at times the merism sight and hearing serves
that matter. Finally, the book discusses the longstanding dispute
regarding the primacy of sight vs. hearing, and claims that
although there is no strict sensory hierarchy evident in the text,
sight holds a central space in biblical epistemology.
General
Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
Release date: |
April 2014 |
First published: |
April 2014 |
Authors: |
Yael Avrahami
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
328 |
Edition: |
Nippod |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-46091-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-567-46091-6 |
Barcode: |
9780567460912 |
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