The Unstated Premise of the Prose Pentateuch: YHWH Is King
The prose of the Pentateuch never describes God as a king. This omission requires explanation, because the Pentateuch shows God performing many royal functions and other parts of the Hebrew Bible readily call YHWH “king.” Rhetorical theory provides a likely explanation in the form of the unstated p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Alberta Library
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Hebrew Scriptures |
Online Access: | https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/29384 |