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The plot-structure of Genesis : 'will the righteous seed survive?' in the muthos-logical movement from complication to dénouement / by Todd L. Patterson.
Van Pelt Library BS1235.52 .P37 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patterson, Todd L., author.
- Series:
- Biblical interpretation series ; v. 160.
- Biblical interpretation series ; volume 160
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Genesis.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 243 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
- Summary:
- In 'The Plot-structure of Genesis' Todd L. Patterson argues that Genesis is organized by a development from complication to denouement. The question 'Will the righteous seed survive?' drives the narrative to climax. Gen 4 sets up the complication. Cain and Abel are the seed of the woman who should lead humanity back to God's creation-sanctuary. Because Cain does not master sin, his unrighteousness threatens the survival of the seed. Each narrative 'tôledôt' division develops this theme until denouement in the Joseph narrative when God ensures the survival of the promised seed. By showing how plot integrates with the widely recognized toledot structure, prominent motifs, and engimatic features of the text, Todd L. Patterson provides a surprisingly novel interpretation of Genesis.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the story of plot and the book of Genesis
- A Muthos-logical reading strategy for Genesis
- In the beginning: the return to God's creation-sanctuary
- The Noah plexus: the undoing of the undoing of creation
- The Terah plexus: testing the righteousness of Abraham
- The Isaac plexus: whatever happened to the righteousness of the seed?
- The Jacob plexus and denouement: God will ensure the righteousness and survival of the seed
- Conclusion: plot-structure in Genesis and beyond.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Patterson, Todd L. Plot-structure of Genesis.
- ISBN:
- 9789004362505
- 9004362509
- OCLC:
- 1011115523
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