Weighing hearts : character, judgment, and the ethics of reading the Bible /
Lasine, Stuart.
Weighing hearts : character, judgment, and the ethics of reading the Bible / Stuart Lasine. - New York, NY : T & T Clark International, ©2012. - 1 online resource (xviii, 302 pages) - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 568 T & T Clark library of biblical studies . - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 568. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-286) and indexes.
Introduction : seeing with the eyes of evaluation -- Searching the innermost parts : consciousness, self, and mental space in ancient literature -- When should we psychologize? : evaluating character in redacted biblical texts -- Prophecy without personality : lionized prophets and the power of lying in 1 Kings 13 and 20 -- Prophecy, personality, and death : psychologizing Elijah -- Reassessing the character of condemned kings : new perspectives on Jeroboam and Jehoram -- Kings wicked and weak : the characterization of Ahab in comparative perspective -- The witnessing heart : self-evaluation in the stories of Job and King David -- Art thou the man? : judging King David and judging ourselves.
9780567426741 (electronic bk.) 0567426742 (electronic bk.)
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Old Testament.
Ethics in the Bible.
Character.
Character in literature.
Character
Morale dans la Bible.
Caractère.
Caractère dans la littérature.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--Quotations.
Character.
Character in literature.
Ethics in the Bible.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BS1199.E8 / L37 2012eb
220.66
Weighing hearts : character, judgment, and the ethics of reading the Bible / Stuart Lasine. - New York, NY : T & T Clark International, ©2012. - 1 online resource (xviii, 302 pages) - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 568 T & T Clark library of biblical studies . - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 568. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-286) and indexes.
Introduction : seeing with the eyes of evaluation -- Searching the innermost parts : consciousness, self, and mental space in ancient literature -- When should we psychologize? : evaluating character in redacted biblical texts -- Prophecy without personality : lionized prophets and the power of lying in 1 Kings 13 and 20 -- Prophecy, personality, and death : psychologizing Elijah -- Reassessing the character of condemned kings : new perspectives on Jeroboam and Jehoram -- Kings wicked and weak : the characterization of Ahab in comparative perspective -- The witnessing heart : self-evaluation in the stories of Job and King David -- Art thou the man? : judging King David and judging ourselves.
9780567426741 (electronic bk.) 0567426742 (electronic bk.)
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Old Testament.
Ethics in the Bible.
Character.
Character in literature.
Character
Morale dans la Bible.
Caractère.
Caractère dans la littérature.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--Quotations.
Character.
Character in literature.
Ethics in the Bible.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BS1199.E8 / L37 2012eb
220.66