The Senses of Scripture
Sensory Perception in the Hebrew Bible
The Senses of Scripture reveals the essence of biblical epistemology - the ways in which ancient Israelites thought about and used their sensorium. The theoretical introduction demonstrates that scholars need to liberate themselves from the Western bias that holds a pentasensory paradigm and prioritises the sense of sight. The discussion of the biblical material demonstrates that biblical scholars should follow a similar path. Through examination of associative and contextual patters the author reaches a septasensory model, including sight, hearing, speech, kinaesthesia, touch, taste, and smell. It is further demonstrated that the senses, acc…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-567-35332-0
- EAN: 9780567353320
- Produktnummer: 29845903
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 328 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'765 KB
Über den Autor
Yael Avrahami is a lecturer for Biblical Studies at Oranim College and the University of Haifa, Israel.
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