Grace in the midst of judgment : grappling with Genesis 1-11 / Johnson T.K. Lim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lim, Johnson T. K.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 314.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 0934-2575 ; Bd. 314

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Genesis, I-XI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Genesis, I-XI--Theology.

Bible. Genesis, I-XI--Hermeneutics.

Grace (Theology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2010

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents the development of a theological reading strategy in conversation with contemporary hermeneutical theories. Using that as a model, Gen 1-11 is read as a unified text refracted through the prism of textuality from a canonical approach.

Contents:

Front matter

Chapter 1 Situating the Thesis

Chapter 2 Contemporary Hermeneutics

Chapter 3 The Hermeneutics of Reading

Chapter 4 Towards a Theological Reading

Chapter 5 Narrativity and Historiography

Chapter 6 The Creation

Chapter 7 Adam and Eve

Chapter 8 Cain and Abel

Chapter 9 Noah and the Flood

Chapter 10 The Tower of Babel

Chapter 11 Genesis 1-11 and the Old Testament

Chapter 12 A Theology of Genesis 1-11

Chapter 13 Contemporary Significance of the Text

Chapter 14 Conclusion

Chapter 15 Postscript

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Author Index

Scripture Index

Notes:

A slight revision of the author's dissertation (Ph. D.)-- University of Queensland (Australia), 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-248) and indexes.

ISBN:

9783110882209

3110882205

OCLC:

815506848