TY - GEN T1 - The biography of ancient Israel : national narratives in the Bible T2 - Contraversions ; A1 - Pardes, Ilana LA - English PP - Berkeley PB - University of California Press YR - 2000 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocm49569852 AB - The nation--particularly in Exodus and Numbers--is not an abstract concept but rather a grand character whose history is fleshed out with remarkable literary power. In her innovative exploration of national imagination in the Bible, Pardes highlights the textual manifestations of the metaphor, the many anthropomorphisms by which a collective character named "Israel" springs to life OP - 211 CN - BS1225.5 .P37 2000eb SN - 9780520929722 SN - 0520929721 SN - 0585385475 SN - 9780585385471 SN - 0520211103 SN - 9780520211100 SN - 1280094486 SN - 9781280094484 SN - 9786613520401 SN - 6613520403 SN - 1597344974 SN - 9781597344975 KW - Bible. : Pentateuch : Historiography. KW - Bible. : Pentateuch : History of Biblical events. KW - Bible. : A.T. : Pentateuque : Historiographie. KW - Bible : A.T. : Pentateuque : Histoire des événements bibliques. KW - Bible. : Pentateuch KW - Bibel : Altes Testament KW - Bible as literature. KW - Jewish nationalism. KW - Bible (Littérature) KW - Nationalisme juif. KW - 11.42 history of Old Testament times. KW - RELIGION : Judaism : Theology. KW - RELIGION : Christianity : General. KW - Bible as literature KW - Historiography KW - History of Biblical events KW - Jewish nationalism KW - Erzähltechnik KW - Oude Testament. KW - Oudheid. KW - Geschiedschrijving. KW - Natie. KW - Palestina. ER -