Secret Talk and Eavesdropping Scenes: Its Literary Effects and Significance in Biblical Narrative.
Eavesdropping scenes are common features of ancient and modem literary creations. However, in spite of the contemporary interest in the literary and artistic character of biblical narratives, eavesdropping scenes in biblical narratives have received little scholarly treatment. This paper engages the...
| Publicado en: | Vetus Testamentum Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 91 - 114 |
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Brill Academic Publishers
2015
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