Biblical literature and epic folk tradition. Some folkloristic thoughts
Opinions in biblical scholarship on the question of the existence of oral epic poetry in Ancient Israel and an Israelite 'national epic' are discussed in the light of newer folklore theories on epic. Approaches to the question are proposed which are based on these new theories and on the c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1995
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| In: |
Old Testament essays
Year: 1995, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 280-290 |
| Further subjects: | B
Typological status
B Oral folk literature B Epic poetry B Literature-oriented biblical scholar |
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| Summary: | Opinions in biblical scholarship on the question of the existence of oral epic poetry in Ancient Israel and an Israelite 'national epic' are discussed in the light of newer folklore theories on epic. Approaches to the question are proposed which are based on these new theories and on the comparison of the biblical texts to South Slavic oral epic poetry. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_634 |