The rhetorical use of numbers in the Deuteronomistic history : "Saul has killed his thousands, David his tens of thousands" / by Denise C. Flanders.
Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; volume 191Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022Description: xiii, 256 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9789004513730
- BS1199.N85 F53 2022
BOOKS
| Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfaisal University On Shelf | Alfaisal University On Shelf | BS1199.N85 F53 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out to Abdullah Mohamed AlHelan (aalhelan) | 2025-06-14 | AU00000000020352 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-244) and index.
"The Deuteronomistic History contains many vast troop and casualty numbers. What purpose does this literary device of numerical hyperbole serve? What rhetorical purposes do any of the numbers in this text serve? In The Rhetorical Use of Numbers in the Deuteronomistic History: "Saul Has Killed His Thousands, David His Tens of Thousands," Denise Flanders explores the variety of rhetorical effects that numbers have on the narrative of Joshua-2 Kings. Flanders demonstrates that numbers in Joshua-2 Kings often work in surprising and subversive ways. Rather than regularly glorifying a leader, large casualty numbers may actually anticipate a ruler's downfall. Rather than underscoring an Israelite battle victory, numbers sometimes qualify or undermine the triumph of victories"--