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Epilogue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

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This chapter concludes by revisiting the importance of genre assessment. The wilderness narrative is not history, but this does not mean it has no historicity. As political allegory that became ever more generically complex, it is deeply implicated in Israel’s history. The literary history that emerged from readings of the complaint episodes is summarized here; it entails a pseudo-biographical version, an annalistic version, a tragic version, a hierocratic version, and a prophetic version. This preliminary literary history should be viewed as a map to guide readings of other texts, not a model to be imposed on them. The result is a history of political thought in action.

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The Wilderness Narratives in the Hebrew Bible
Religion, Politics, and Biblical Interpretation
, pp. 235 - 242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Epilogue
  • Angela Roskop Erisman
  • Book: The Wilderness Narratives in the Hebrew Bible
  • Online publication: 12 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108589826.009
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  • Epilogue
  • Angela Roskop Erisman
  • Book: The Wilderness Narratives in the Hebrew Bible
  • Online publication: 12 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108589826.009
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  • Epilogue
  • Angela Roskop Erisman
  • Book: The Wilderness Narratives in the Hebrew Bible
  • Online publication: 12 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108589826.009
Available formats
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