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BL
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1014490
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b768860
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| Main Entry
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Savran, George W.
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| Title & Author
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Encountering the Divine : : theophany in biblical narrative /\ George W. Savran.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: T & T Clark International,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;; 420
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1 online resource (viii, 280 pages).
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| ISBN
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0567602702
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: 1281802492
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: 6611802495
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: 9780567602701
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: 9781281802491
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: 9786611802493
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0567043916
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9780567043917
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-262) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Theophany as type-scene -- Preparing for theophany -- The visual representation of the divine -- Human responses to theophany -- Transformation and externalization -- On the lethal nature of the divine presence -- Sinai revisited : theophany and intertextuality -- From theophany narrative to divine journey.
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| Abstract
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An examination of the literary and theological dynamics of the divine-human encounter as reflected in theophany narratives in the Hebrew Bible. The point of departure for this study is a type-scene analysis which reveals a common structure to theophany narratives. Beginning with the separation of the protagonist from human society, the text moves to a visual and verbal revelation by the Deity, and records a range of human reactions to the experience. Each of the texts concludes with a description of a more externalized reaction, which marks the carrying over of the experience into a larger soc.
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Theophanies in the Bible.
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Théophanies dans la Bible.
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RELIGION-- Biblical Criticism Interpretation-- Old Testament.
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Theophanies in the Bible.
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Godsverschijningen.
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Oude Testament.
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Verteltheorie.
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Bible., Old Testament-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible., A.T.-- Critique, interprétation, etc.
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Bible., Old Testament.
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| Dewey Classification
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221.6
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BS1199.T45S28 2005eb
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