Conceiving a nation
Subtitle: the development of political discourse in the Hebrew Bible
By: Mira Morgenstern.
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780271034737
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Language, style; Hebrew language -- Discourse analysis; Rhetoric -- Political aspects; Political oratory
Description: "Interprets the Bible as a text concerned with the political reality of conceiving and nurturing a nation. Highlights the emphasis that the Bible places on women's contribution to what it takes to make a nation"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Joseph : the politics of dreaming; title: Moses : the politics of alienation; title: Ruth : the politics of difference; title: Jotham : the politics of parable; title: Samson : the politics of riddling; title: Esther : the politics of metaphor.