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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Balentine, Samuel E. (1950-....)
Titre(s) : The lure of transcendence and the audacity of prayer [Texte imprimé] : selected essays / Samuel E. Balentine
Publication : Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, copyright 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVI-286 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Forschungen zum Alten Testament, ISSN 0940-4155 ; 157
Lien à la collection : Forschungen zum Alten Testament
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [249]-266. Notes bibliogr. Index
"The discourse of prayer responds to the abiding lure of transcendence. From Gilgamesh
to the primordial human beings in Eden to Odysseus, the quest for ultimate truths
has summoned forth all manner of human effort - courageous, desperate, pious, impious,
successful, failed, invited, forbidden - and like all such lures, one can never be
certain whether the glimmer of transcendence is that of a bright and shining star
that illuminates the shadows or only a shiny object that seduces one into an inescapable
darkness (a fishing lure, for example). In this study, Samuel E. Balentine demonstrates
how prayer's invocation of God transgresses the limits of human beings. The author
shows how inviting, let alone commanding God to speak may be the »acme of bardic pretention,«
but in the ancient world such transgression characterizes the audacity of prayer"
Sujet(s) : Bible. A.T. -- Exégèse
Dieu -- Transcendance
Médiation entre Dieu et l'homme
Prière d'intercession
Prière -- Judaïsme
Indice(s) Dewey :
242.722 (23e éd.) = Prières bibliques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783161611032 (rel.́). - ISBN 3161611039 (rel.́)
EAN 9783161611032
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47072413t
Notice n° :
FRBNF47072413
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