From Balaam to Jonah : anti-prophetic satire in the Hebrew Bible / by David Marcus.

Author
Marcus, David, 1941- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press, ©1995.
Description
xiii, 214 pages ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Brown Judaic studies ; no. 301. [More in this series]
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-198) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • The characteristic features of satire
    • Balaam and his donkey
    • The boys and the bald prophet
    • The lying prophet
    • The Book of Jonah
    • Implications of a satirical reading of Jonah
    • Afterword on anti-prophetic satire
    • Works cited.
    ISBN
    • 0788501011 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780788501012 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    95006409
    OCLC
    32132698
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