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Encounters in the dark : identity formation in the Jacob story / Noel Forlini Burt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forlini Burt, Noel, author.
- Series:
- Semeia studies ; 96.
- Semeia Studies ; 96
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Light and darkness in the Bible.
- Jacob (Biblical patriarch)--Biblical teaching.
- Jacob.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (197 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, Georgia : SBL Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Encounters in the Dark: Identity Formation in the Jacob Story traces the many moments of darkness in the life of Jacob from the darkness of his mother's womb to the triumphant scene of wrestling God by the Jabbok River. Through an exploration of key moments in Jacob's story, Noel Forlini Burt follows Jacob's journey from home, to exile, and back home again. His story symbolizes the larger story of the Israel's own wrestling with God in the darkness of exile and return"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-88414-460-7
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