Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament
Angaben zur Quelle:
36,1 (2021) 163-184; 185-198
Keywords:
Bible Comparative studies
;
Greek literature, Hellenistic History and criticism
;
Bible as literature
Abstract:
In support of recent scholarship which proposes a Hellenistic date for biblical literature, this study proposes that portions of the Bible are written in the style of Attic theatre plays. Part I provides a comprehensive analysis of motifs shared between biblical literature and Attic theatre, with subheadings listed in the style of the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index.
Abstract:
In support of scholarship which proposes a Hellenistic date for biblical literature, this study proposes that portions of the Bible are written in the style of Attic theatre plays. Part II demonstrates the ways in which biblical literature meets all criteria for Attic tragedies in Aristotle’s Poetics, using the Book of Samuel as an example. This approach offers new ways to interpret biblical literature.
DOI:
10.1080/09018328.2022.2114183
DOI:
10.1080/09018328.2022.2120287
URL:
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