Friendship in the Hebrew Bible / Saul M. Olyan.
| Author/creator | Olyan, Saul M. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Description | xiii, 191 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Anchor Yale Bible reference library Anchor Yale Bible reference library. ^A791360 |
| Contents | Friends and Family -- Failed Friendship -- Friendship in Narrative -- Friendship in Ben Sira. |
| Abstract | Friendship, though a topic of considerable humanistic and cross disciplinary interest in contemporary scholarship, has been largely ignored by scholars of the Hebrew Bible, possibly because of its complexity and elusiveness. Filling a significant gap in our knowledge and understanding of biblical texts, Saul M. Olyan provides this original, accessible analysis of a key form of social relationship. In this thorough and compelling assessment, Olyan analyzes a wide range of texts, including prose narratives, prophetic materials, psalms, pre-Hellenistic wisdom collections, and the Hellenistic-era wisdom book Ben Sira. This in-depth, contextually sensitive, and theoretically engaged study explores how the expectations of friends and family members overlap and differ, examining, among other things, characteristics that make the friend a distinct social actor; failed friendship; and friendships in narratives such as those of Ruth and Naomi, and Jonathan and David. Olyan presents a comprehensive look at what constitutes friendship in the Hebrew Bible. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016943626 |
| ISBN | 0300182686 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780300182682 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |