Author : Denise C. Flanders
Publisher : Vetus Testamentum, Supplements
ISBN 13 : 9789004513730
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (137 download)
Book Synopsis The Rhetorical Use of Numbers in the Deuteronomistic History by : Denise C. Flanders
Download or read book The Rhetorical Use of Numbers in the Deuteronomistic History written by Denise C. Flanders and published by Vetus Testamentum, Supplements. This book was released on 2022 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--