Narrative Paths Through Mamre and Sodom

The Oak and the Gate

Dr. Ambra Suriano

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
24 April 2025

Judaism: sacred texts; Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts

Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Ambra Suriano analyses the narrator’s techniques, exploring the influence of the readers’ understanding and playing with their interpretative freedom

in recounting particular episodes in the Book of Genesis. She argues that a synchronic analysis of the text uncovers a series of binary oppositions that characterise the narrative world of Mamre and Sodom.

Beginning with a summary of the context of Genesis 18-19, Suriano traces the boundaries and narrative coherence of the text, considering each episode as part of a single story and divided into five

scenes, which can be further split into narrative units. Within each scene and narrative unit, Suriano considers the dynamics between the narrator and the reader, amongst the characters, between the narrator and the characters and between the reader and the characters, highlighting how they interact with each other and with the narrative world they are programmed for. She proposes that knowledge is the main topic of the narrative, to which all the characters concur; knowledge of the divine and human world, leading to awareness and the critical ability to distinguish between good and evil, and to choose which to follow.

By: Dr. Ambra Suriano
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780567718655
ISBN 10: 0567718654
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 24 April 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Chapter One: Gen 18-19 in Context Chapter Two: Tracing the Boundaries Chapter Three: Scenes and Narrative Units. Dividing Coherent Sections Chapter Four: Scenes and Narrative Units. Analysing Consistent Sections Chapter Five: Communicating Through Narratives: Reading Gen 18-19 Bibliography Index

Ambra Suriano works at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.