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The death of Jacob : narrative conventions in Genesis 47.28-50.26 / by Kerry D. Lee, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, Kerry D., author.
- Series:
- Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 138.
- Biblical Interpretation Series, 0928-0731 ; Volume 138
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Genesis, XLVII, 28-L--Criticism, Narrative.
- Bible.
- Jacob (Biblical patriarch)--Biblical teaching.
- Jacob.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In The Death of Jacob: Narrative Conventions in Genesis 47.28-50.26 Kerry Lee investigates the deathbed story of the patriarch Jacob and uncovers the presence of a variety of conventional structures underlying its composition, especially a conventional deathbed story or type scene also found in numerous other texts in the Hebrew Bible and non-canonical Jewish literature. Finding fault both with traditional diachronic approaches as well as more recent synchronic studies, Lee uses an eclectic but coherent blend of contemporary methods (drawn from narratology, linguistics, ritual theory, legal theory, assyriology, and other disciplines) to show that despite its probably composite pre-history the last three chapters of Genesis have been intentionally and artfully structured by the hand predominately responsible for their final form.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Kerry D. Lee Jr.
- 1 The Study of Conventions in Genesis 47–50 / Kerry D. Lee Jr.
- 2 The Conventional Hebrew Deathbed Story / Kerry D. Lee Jr.
- 3 The Burial Request to Joseph: Genesis 47.28–31 / Kerry D. Lee Jr.
- 4 The Blessing of Joseph: Genesis 48.1–22 / Kerry D. Lee Jr.
- 5 The Blessing of the Twelve: Genesis 49.1–28 / Kerry D. Lee Jr.
- 6 The Burial Request to the Twelve: Genesis 49.29–33 / Kerry D. Lee Jr.
- 7 The Epilogue: Genesis 50.1–26 / Kerry D. Lee Jr.
- 8 Conclusion / Kerry D. Lee Jr.
- Bibliography / Kerry D. Lee Jr.
- Index of Ancient Sources / Kerry D. Lee Jr..
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-30303-0
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004303034 DOI
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