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- catalog abstract ""The destruction of the Egyptian army in the Book of Exodus is the primary story of salvation for Israel and center stage is a portrait of God in combat. Indeed, the annihilation of the enemy is commemorated by a victory hymn with the words of praise, "Yahweh is a warrior!" Such unleashing of divine power with militaristic imagery and nationalistic motives has long caught the attention of scholars." "In God of War, Thomas B. Dozeman examines ancient Israel's confessions of divine power in the exodus. He interprets the story of the exodus as liturgy that undergoes change as Israelite worship was transformed through the experience of exile. The reinterpretation of the exodus, he argues, was achieved through additions to the story and not through the writing of new versions. Dozeman proposes that additions to Exodus were intended to modify plot structure and character interactions, creating, in the process, a new understanding of divine power. What began as a liturgy of the Day of Yahweh, celebrating God's triumph over Pharaoh at sea and kingship in the land, evolved into an extended account of salvation history, in which the life of faith becomes a wilderness march with divine kingship in the land a hope for the future. Through this process of literary and cultic change, divine power is also transformed; once perceived as static and independent, it becomes a more dynamic and interdependent force in the world." "Combining the insights of literary and historical interpretation, this study elucidates the idea of divine power and makes a significant contribution to resurgent research on the Pentateuch as a whole."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b9564540.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description ""The destruction of the Egyptian army in the Book of Exodus is the primary story of salvation for Israel and center stage is a portrait of God in combat. Indeed, the annihilation of the enemy is commemorated by a victory hymn with the words of praise, "Yahweh is a warrior!" Such unleashing of divine power with militaristic imagery and nationalistic motives has long caught the attention of scholars." "In God of War, Thomas B. Dozeman examines ancient Israel's confessions of divine power in the exodus. He interprets the story of the exodus as liturgy that undergoes change as Israelite worship was transformed through the experience of exile. The reinterpretation of the exodus, he argues, was achieved through additions to the story and not through the writing of new versions. Dozeman proposes that additions to Exodus were intended to modify plot structure and character interactions, creating, in the process, a new understanding of divine power. What began as a liturgy of the Day of Yahweh, celebrating God's triumph over Pharaoh at sea and kingship in the land, evolved into an extended account of salvation history, in which the life of faith becomes a wilderness march with divine kingship in the land a hope for the future. Through this process of literary and cultic change, divine power is also transformed; once perceived as static and independent, it becomes a more dynamic and interdependent force in the world." "Combining the insights of literary and historical interpretation, this study elucidates the idea of divine power and makes a significant contribution to resurgent research on the Pentateuch as a whole."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "1. Divine Power in the Exodus -- Divine power and character in the Exodus -- Divine power and plot in the Exodus -- 2. Exodus and kingship -- Yahweh's defeat of Pharaoh and Israel's expulsion from Egypt -- The plague cycle -- The death of the Egyptian firstborn -- The exodus from Egypt -- Salvation by the sea -- A celebration of the Day of Yahweh -- The plot structure of the Exodus as a night vigil -- The character of God in the liturgy -- 3. Exodus and conquest -- Salvation into the wilderness and the Promise of Land -- The plague cycle -- The death of the Egyptian firstborn -- Despoiling the Egyptians -- Passover -- The Exodus from Egypt -- Geography, the Exodus, and the promise of land -- A catechism of salvation history -- Salvation by the sea -- The Red Sea -- The Jordan River -- A celebration of salvation history -- The plot structure of the Exodus as salvation history -- The character of God in history -- 4. Exodus and creation -- ".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-203) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Salvation into the wilderness and the quest for a new creation -- The priestly history -- The plague cycle -- The death of the Egyptian firstborn -- From liberation to Polemic -- Passover and Massot -- The Exodus from Egypt -- Salvation by the Sea -- The cloud and the wilderness -- Confronting the Egyptians at the Sea -- A celebration of the new creation -- The plot structure of the Exodus as a Passover legend -- The character of God in the new creation -- 5. The hymns of the Exodus -- The song of the sea -- From divine kingship to salvation history -- Mythological patterns -- The plot structure of the song of the sea -- The character of God in the song of the sea -- The song of Miriam -- 6. Divine power and presence as themes in the formation of the Pentateuch -- The relationship of Exodus and Sinai in the formation of the Pentateuch -- Preexilic tradition -- Deuteronomistic tradition -- Priestly tradition -- The canonical Pentateuch -- ".
- catalog description "The relationship of Exodus and Sinai for a Theology of the Pentateuch -- The central role of the wilderness for a theology of the Pentateuch -- Relational power as a Hermeneutic for the Canonical Pentateuch".
- catalog extent "xv, 222 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0195102177".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York: Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "222/.1206 20".
- catalog subject "BS1245.6.W2 D68 1996".
- catalog subject "Bible. Exodus Criticism, interpretation, etc.".
- catalog subject "Power (Social sciences) Biblical teaching.".
- catalog subject "War Biblical teaching.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Divine Power in the Exodus -- Divine power and character in the Exodus -- Divine power and plot in the Exodus -- 2. Exodus and kingship -- Yahweh's defeat of Pharaoh and Israel's expulsion from Egypt -- The plague cycle -- The death of the Egyptian firstborn -- The exodus from Egypt -- Salvation by the sea -- A celebration of the Day of Yahweh -- The plot structure of the Exodus as a night vigil -- The character of God in the liturgy -- 3. Exodus and conquest -- Salvation into the wilderness and the Promise of Land -- The plague cycle -- The death of the Egyptian firstborn -- Despoiling the Egyptians -- Passover -- The Exodus from Egypt -- Geography, the Exodus, and the promise of land -- A catechism of salvation history -- Salvation by the sea -- The Red Sea -- The Jordan River -- A celebration of salvation history -- The plot structure of the Exodus as salvation history -- The character of God in history -- 4. Exodus and creation -- ".
- catalog tableOfContents "Salvation into the wilderness and the quest for a new creation -- The priestly history -- The plague cycle -- The death of the Egyptian firstborn -- From liberation to Polemic -- Passover and Massot -- The Exodus from Egypt -- Salvation by the Sea -- The cloud and the wilderness -- Confronting the Egyptians at the Sea -- A celebration of the new creation -- The plot structure of the Exodus as a Passover legend -- The character of God in the new creation -- 5. The hymns of the Exodus -- The song of the sea -- From divine kingship to salvation history -- Mythological patterns -- The plot structure of the song of the sea -- The character of God in the song of the sea -- The song of Miriam -- 6. Divine power and presence as themes in the formation of the Pentateuch -- The relationship of Exodus and Sinai in the formation of the Pentateuch -- Preexilic tradition -- Deuteronomistic tradition -- Priestly tradition -- The canonical Pentateuch -- ".
- catalog tableOfContents "The relationship of Exodus and Sinai for a Theology of the Pentateuch -- The central role of the wilderness for a theology of the Pentateuch -- Relational power as a Hermeneutic for the Canonical Pentateuch".
- catalog title "God at war : a study of power in the Exodus tradition / Thomas B. Dozeman.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".