Say It Again, Sam

by Kent, Grenville J. R.

• ISBN13: 9781608999903
• ISBN10: 1608999904
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: Pickwick Pubns

Summary

In recent decades, biblical scholars have often drawn from the wells of literary theory when seeking to better understand the art of biblical narrative. This innovative work adds to these insights by applying film theory to the analysis of story in the Hebrew Bible. Kent argues that film theory helps us to attain much greater clarity in our appreciation of the functions of narrative repetition.This book offers a synchronic exegesis of Saul's night visit to the witch of En-Dor (1 Sam 28:3-25), focusing on the web of repetitions of visual elements, of symbols, of sounds, of entire scenes, and of keywords. Kent shows how an artistry of repetition and non-repetition helps to build characterization, plot, and structure, as well as prophetic fulfillments, foreshadowing, and inter-textual warnings. Anyone interested in biblical narrative and the Hebrew Bible will find here new questions and techniques, and a wider repertoire of tools offering fresh understandings.

Author Biography

Grenville J. R. Kent is Lecturer in Old Testament and Arts at Wesley Institute in Sydney. He is co-editor of Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching (IVP, 2010).

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Repetition in Biblical Narrative	p. 8
Repetition in Literary Theory	p. 48
Forms and Effects of Repetition in Film Theory	p. 89
1 Samuel 28 in Biblical Studies Research	p. 131
Exegesis of 1 Samuel 28	p. 136
Conclusion	p. 218
Bibliography	p. 223
Author Index	p. 239
Subject Index	p. 243
Scripture Index	p. 248
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