Quiet Voices: Silence in the Hebrew Bible

By: Matthews, Victor H.

Quiet Voices explores the language, context, and purpose of silence in the Hebrew Bible. It traces silence across the Bible's many genres (narrative, law, prophecy, psalmody, and wisdom) by using theoretical frames drawn from various academic disciplines (communication studies, political science, literary criticism, and sociological studies). The book examines how silence as a literary technique, particularly that of the narrator, connects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798889833765
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 154 Pages