Ingrid Hjelm: 1 book
Myths of Exile
History and Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
The Babylonian exile in 587-539 BCE is frequently presented as the main explanatory factor for the religious and literary developments found in the Hebrew Bible. The sheer number of both ‘historical’ and narrative exiles confirms that the theme of exile is of great importance in the Hebrew Bible....
