Details

Subject(s)

• Numbers in the Bible [Browse]
• Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism) [Browse]

Series

• Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 191. [More in this series]
• Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; volume 191 [More in this series]

Summary note

"The Deuteronomistic History contains many vast troop and casualty numbers. What purpose does this literary device of numerical hyperbole serve? What rhetorical purposes do any of the numbers in this text serve? In The Rhetorical Use of Numbers in the Deuteronomistic History: "Saul Has Killed His Thousands, David His Tens of Thousands," Denise Flanders explores the variety of rhetorical effects that numbers have on the narrative of Joshua-2 Kings. Flanders demonstrates that numbers in Joshua-2 Kings often work in surprising and subversive ways. Rather than regularly glorifying a leader, large casualty numbers may actually anticipate a ruler's downfall. Rather than underscoring an Israelite battle victory, numbers sometimes qualify or undermine the triumph of victories"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-244) and index.

ISBN

• 9789004513730 ((hardback))
• 9004513736

LCCN

2022003666

OCLC

1291876180

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