Understanding Dan: An Exegetical Study of a Biblical City, Tribe and Ancestor (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) [Hardcover]

Mark Walter Bartusch (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0826466575 | ISBN-13: 978-0826466570 | Publication Date: September 1, 2003

This book investigates the Dan/Danite tradition in the Hebrew Bible to determine not only what the Bible tells us about Dan, but also how far traditions about the territory, city, ancestor and tribe may have influenced each other. Bartusch argues that the political and theological interests reflected in the relatively late work of the Deuteronomistic Historian have cast a shadow over some earlier traditions, and that by combining social-science models and newer literary criticism with the more traditional historical-critical methodologies, the original meaning of the traditions of Dan may be recovered and clarified. The conclusion of such a study is that the Hebrew Bible as a whole does not entirely support the negative portrayal of Dan in its later traditions.

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About the Author

Mark Bartusch is Assistant Professor of Theoloy at Valparaiso University, Indiana

Product Details

• Hardcover: 322 pages
• Publisher: Continuum (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826466575
• ISBN-13: 978-0826466570
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,649,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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