Understanding Dan: An Exegetical Study of a Biblical City, Tribe and Ancestor

by Mark W. Bartusch

Publisher:

Sheffield Academic Press

, 2003

Overview

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 new 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.

Key Features

• Includes citations from various scholars and historians
• All references to the Old Testament are linked to original language texts and English translations in your library

Product Details

• Title: Understanding Dan: An Exegetical Study of a Biblical City, Tribe and Ancestor
• Author: Mark Walter Bartusch
• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication Date: 2003
• Pages: 328

About Mark W. Bartusch

Mark Walter Bartusch is Associate Professor of Theology at Valparaiso University and a minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

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