Susan Niditch

Susan Niditch is Samuel Green Professor of Religion at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. She is the author of many books, including Oral World and Written Word: Ancient Israelite Literature, part of the acclaimed Library of Ancient Israel series.

Ancient Israelite Literature

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Susan Niditch

This book is an essential resource for understanding the question of the Bible's relationship to orality. Susan Niditch offers a strong argument for the continuity of the literature of the Israelites. She helps the modern reader look at the Bible as living words, breathing life into us daily, instead of seeing the text as a foregone artifact.Volumes in the Library of Ancient Israel draw on multiple disciplines--such as archaeology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and literary ...
Price: $34.00
Publication Date: 10/01/1996
A Commentary

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Susan Niditch

Susan Niditch's commentary on the book of Judges pays careful attention to the literary and narrative techniques of the text and yields fresh readings of the book's difficult passages: stories of violence, ethnic conflict, and gender issues. Niditch aptly and richly conveys the theological impact and enduring significance of these stories.The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general ...
Price: $58.00
Publication Date: 03/01/2011