{"product_id":"longing-for-egypt-and-other-unexpected-biblical-tales-9781906055141","title":"Longing for Egypt and Other Unexpected Biblical Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Diana Lipton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biblical Studies - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of all persuasions have a tendency to privilege simple interpretations over complex, unsettling, readings. The more fraught the issue, the more often we find in the history of interpretation that a simple reading has been generated that masks its complexity. 'Longing for Egypt and Other Unexpected Biblical Tales' explores seven cases of textual complexity masked by simple readings. One chapter uncovers a counter-intuitive longing for Egypt alongside the Exodus account of liberation from persecution. Another shows how what appears to be a critical attitude in the Bible towards other gods may reflect inner-Israelite tensions rather than some principled antipathy toward others. Yet another confronts the praise of God as a perfect king with the use of the language of divine kingship as a vehicle for constructive criticism. All seven chapters share a focus on the formation of identity. Arguably the Bible's most sensitive subject, for its authors and for present-day readers, this topic has generated a host of simple readings that conceal immense complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46886222921879,"sku":"9781906055141","price":6404.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781906055141.webp?v=1770250932","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/longing-for-egypt-and-other-unexpected-biblical-tales-9781906055141","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}