{"product_id":"the-rhetorical-use-of-numbers-in-the-deuteronomistic-history-saul-has-killed-his-thousands-david-his-tens-of-thousands-9789004513730","title":"The Rhetorical Use of Numbers in the Deuteronomistic History: \"Saul Has Killed His Thousands, David His Tens of Thousands\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Denise C. Flanders\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christianity - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Deuteronomistic History contains many vast troop and casualty numbers. What purpose does this literary device of numerical hyperbole serve? What rhetorical purposes do \u003ci\u003eany\u003c\/i\u003e of the numbers in this text serve? In \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetorical Use of Numbers in the Deuteronomistic History: \"Saul Has Killed His Thousands, David His Tens of Thousands,\"\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47813208146071,"sku":"9789004513730","price":13585.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789004513730.webp?v=1778334345","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-rhetorical-use-of-numbers-in-the-deuteronomistic-history-saul-has-killed-his-thousands-david-his-tens-of-thousands-9789004513730","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}