The Reception and Remembrance of Abraham (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781463200541)

This book explores the role of the biblical patriarch Abraham in the formation and use of authoritative texts in the Persian and Hellenistic periods. It reflects a conference session in 2009 focusing on Abraham as a figure of cultural memory in the literature of these periods. Cultural memory is the shared reproduction and recalling of what has been learned and retained. It also involves transformation and innovation. As a figure of memory, stories of Abraham served as guidelines for identity-formation and authoritative illustration of behaviour for the emerging Jewish communities.

Author: Pernille Carstens
ISBN-10: 1463200544
ISBN-13: 9781463200541
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2011
Pages: 162
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d