First Person

by Philip R. Davies

Hebrew Biblical narratives are notoriously sparing in their portrayal of character, leaving much to the reader. Here a number of internationally renowned scholars assume the identities of some familiar biblical characters, and use the clues in the text, their own exegetical skills and knowledge of the biblical world, and their readerly imagination to fill in the gaps of the biblical text. In doing so, they remove the point of view of the biblical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841273201
• ISBN13: 9781841273204
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"