The origin tradition of ancient Israel. I, The literary formation of Genesis and Exodus 1-23 / Thomas L. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Thomas L., 1939-

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 55.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History--To 953 B.C.

Jews.

Bible. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. O.T. Exodus I-XXIII--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Old Testament--Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, c1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For more than three decades, Thomas L. Thompson has written at the intersection of biblical theology and archaeology. Origin Tradition of Ancient asks important questions about historicity in general and Israel's history in particular-including, perhaps most importantly, at what point Israel's history begins. After surveying the recent literature on the subject, Thompson closely examines the Pentateuchal tradition as a narrative of Israel's history, and offers detailed exegesis of the historical narratives in Genesis and Exodus, including Adam, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 THE ORIGINS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL IN RECENT SCHOLARSHIP; A. Biblical Theology; B. The Israelite Occupation of Palestine; C. The Issue of Historicity; D. Biblical Archaeology; E. The Origin of Israel; Chapter 2 THE PENTATEUCHAL TRADITION AS NARRATIVE; A. Narrative Approaches to the Pentateuch; B. Smaller Narratives and Variants: Genesis 12, 20, and 26; Chapter 3 THE BOOK OF THE TOLEDOTH OF ADAM; A. The Toledoth of Adam: The Origin of Israel's World; B. The Toledoth of Terah: The Story of Abraham; C. The Role of Isaac in the Tradition

D. The Toledoth of Isaac: The Story of Jacob; E. The Toledoth of Jacob: The Story of Joseph; Chapter 4 THE EXODUS; A. Moses and the Sojourn in Egypt; B. Moses and the Wandering in the Wilderness; Chapter 5 THE ORIGIN TRADITION OF ISRAEL; A. The Traditional Complex-Chain Narrative; B. The Abraham Complex-Chain Narrative; C. The Jacob-Esau Complex-Chain Narrative; D. The Joseph Complex-Chain Narrative; E. The Toledoth Structure of Genesis; F. The Passover and Exodus Complex-Chain Narratives; G. The Torah Complex-Chain Narrative; Chapter 6 CONCLUDING REMARKS ON CHRONOLOGY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY

A. Chronology; B. Historiography; Epilogue: THEOLOGY NO MORE THAN HISTORY; Select Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-84210-9

9786611842109

0-567-33303-5

OCLC:

923573563