Oral World and Written Word: Ancient Israelite Literature

by Susan Niditch

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 1996

Overview

This book is an essential resource for understanding the question of the Bible’s relationship to orality. Susan Niditch offers a strong argument for the continuity of the literature of the Israelites. She helps the modern reader look at the Bible as living words, breathing life into us daily, instead of seeing the text as a foregone artifact.

Product Details

• Title: Oral World and Written Word: Ancient Israelite Literature
• Author: Susan Niditch
• Edition: First edition
• Series: Library of Ancient Israel
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 1996
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible as literature; Oral tradition; Folklore in the Bible; Bible. O.T. › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Jews › Social life and customs--To 70 A.D
• ISBNs: 0664219462, 9780664219468
• Resource ID: LLS:LBRRYNCNTWRTWRD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-09T22:47:19Z

About Susan Niditch

Susan Niditch is Samuel Green Professor of Religion at Amherst College. She is the author of many books, including Oral World and Written Word: Ancient Israelite Literature in the acclaimed Library of Ancient Israel, published by Westminster John Knox Press.