The responsive self : personal religion in Biblical literature of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian periods

The responsive self : personal religion in Biblical literature of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian periods /

Works created in the period from the Babylonian conquest of Judea through the takeover and rule of Judea and Samaria by imperial Persia reveal a profound interest in the religious responses of individuals and an intimate engagement with the nature of personal experience. Using the rich and varied bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Niditch, Susan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
Series:Anchor Yale Bible reference library.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Old Testament
586 B.C.-210 A.D
Self > Religious aspects.
Judaism > History > Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Ego (Psychology) > Religious aspects.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
HISTORY > Middle East > Israel.
Ego (Psychology) > Religious aspects
Judaism > Post-exilic period (Judaism)
Self > Religious aspects
Judaism - Post-exilic period (Judaism)
HISTORY - Middle East - Israel
RELIGION - Biblical Studies - Old Testament
Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Bible. Old Testament.
Bible. Old Testament - Criticism, interpretation, etc
Self - Religious aspects.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Sour grapes, suffering, and coping with chaos
  • 2. Personal religion in Ecclesiastes and Job
  • 3. From incantation and lament to autobiography
  • 4. The negotiating self
  • 5. Material religion, created and experienced
  • 6. Experiencing the Divine personally
  • 7. Characterization and contrast.

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