Jacob's Story as Christian Scripture.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kern, Philip H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Genesis.

Jacob (Biblical patriarch).

Jacob.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cascade Books

Summary:

"Jacob is all too often underappreciated in works on biblical theology. He nevertheless stands squarely in the line of promise and is the man who becomes Israel. His blessings come not because he is virtuous but because God remains faithful. In this, his story contributes to the themes of Genesis and of the Pentateuch as a whole, and extends into the life of the church. Jacob's Story as Christian Scripture begins with a reading of Genesis 25 to 35, and then moves beyond the boundaries of Genesis to track the words he pronounces over his twelve sons. Jacob's blessings give shape to Balaam's oracles and ultimately to subsequent prophecies concerning the lion of the tribe of Judah. Prophetic appropriation of Jacob's story, presented here via a fresh investigation of OT passages from Jeremiah, Obadiah, Micah, and others, includes troubling elements of Jacob's character to indict the nation--in the hope that God's people, like the patriarch, will stop being Jacob and become Israel."--Publisher

Contents:

The stolen birthright: Genesis 25:27-34

The stolen blessing: Genesis 27:1-24

Jacob at God's house: Genesis 27:41-28:22

Jacob finds a wife (or two): Genesis 29:1-30

All my children: Genesis 29:31-30:24

Streaks, specks, and spots: Genesis 30:25-43

On the road again: Genesis 31

Facing the future: Genesis 32

Facing the past: Genesis 33

Raising up and tearing down, part one: Genesis 34

Raising up and tearing down, part one: Genesis 35

Jacob's story in scripture

Jacob's legacy.

ISBN:

9781725255074

1725255073