Holy Writ as Oral Lit: The Bible as FolkloreThis book helps us resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's pre-written legacy and that persist in the Great Book today. Most biblical scholars acknowledge that both the Old and New Testaments were orally transmitted for decades before appearing in written form. With great reverence for the Bible, Dundes offers a new and exciting way to understand its variant texts. He uses the analytical framework of folklore to unearth and contrast the multiple versions of nearly every major biblical event, including the creation of woman, the flood, the ten commandments (there were once as many as eleven or twelve), the names of the twelve tribes, the naming of the disciples, the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the words inscribed on the Cross, among many others. |
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... proverb " A friend in need is a friend indeed . " When enunciated orally , it is not always possible to dis- tinguish that version from “ A friend in need is a friend in deed . " The short pause , or “ plus juncture ” as it is termed in ...
... proverb " A friend in need is a friend indeed . " When enunciated orally , it is not always possible to dis- tinguish that version from “ A friend in need is a friend in deed . " The short pause , or “ plus juncture ” as it is termed in ...
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... proverbs , jokes , legends , and so on . There is a contemporary legend about a woman with a pet poodle . She gives it a bath , but then afterwards she is worried that it will catch cold , so she decides to pop it in her microwave oven ...
... proverbs , jokes , legends , and so on . There is a contemporary legend about a woman with a pet poodle . She gives it a bath , but then afterwards she is worried that it will catch cold , so she decides to pop it in her microwave oven ...
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... proverbs , jokes , and legends — are all orally transmitted . The Bible is a written document . Why then would we expect multiple existence and variation to be a factor in under- standing the Bible ? There are two answers to this ...
... proverbs , jokes , and legends — are all orally transmitted . The Bible is a written document . Why then would we expect multiple existence and variation to be a factor in under- standing the Bible ? There are two answers to this ...
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... proverbs, riddles, superstitions, cur- ses, charms, tongue twisters, and games, but also written ones such as autograph book verses, chain letters, graffiti, and photocopier or fax folklore. Previous Studies of Folklore and the Bible ...
... proverbs, riddles, superstitions, cur- ses, charms, tongue twisters, and games, but also written ones such as autograph book verses, chain letters, graffiti, and photocopier or fax folklore. Previous Studies of Folklore and the Bible ...
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... proverb. Once a proverb, always a proverb! A legend once written down does not stop being a legend. The point is that if the Bible was once folklore, why is it not still folklore? Just because it was written down does not automatically ...
... proverb. Once a proverb, always a proverb! A legend once written down does not stop being a legend. The point is that if the Bible was once folklore, why is it not still folklore? Just because it was written down does not automatically ...
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