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The world of Genesis : persons, places, perspectives / edited by Philip R. Davies & David J.A. Clines.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 257.
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 257
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion.
- Bible. Genesis, I-XI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Although it opens with an argument that the earth, and not humanity, is the real subject of Genesis 1-11, this collection of essays focuses first on female personalities in Genesis (Eve, Hagar, Rebeccah, Tamar and the four tribal matriarchs), then on male characters (Abraham, Ishmael, Pharaoh). The treatment ranges from historical-critical analysis, through discourse analysis and narrative, ideological and psychological analyses, to postmodern autobiographical exegesis. Among the many delights of this selection are the mingling of traditional and contemporary perspectives, especially the inter
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface: Genesis and the Gendered World; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Part I: THE WHOLE EARTH; Facing the Earth: Primaeval History in a New Perspective; Part II: THE WOMEN'S STORY; Postmodernizing Eve and Adam (Can I have my Apricot as well as Eating it?); Hagar: A Woman with an Attitude; The Woman of their Dreams: The Image of Rebekah in Genesis 24; Genesis 38: Structure and Literary Design; The Matriarchal Groupings of the Tribal Eponyms: A Reappraisal; Part III: THE MEN'S STORY; A Crux and a Taunt: Night-time then Sunset in Genesis 15
- Parataxis, Rhetorical Structure, and the Dialogue over Sodom in Genesis 18The Place of Ishmael; The Determination of Pharaoh: His Characterization in the Joseph Story (Genesis 37-50); Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786611814229
- 9781281814227
- 1281814229
- 9780567464491
- 0567464490
- OCLC:
- 276930207
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