The World of Genesis: Persons, Places, PerspectivesPhilip R. Davies, David J. A. Clines 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 interplay of gender at the level of the biblical text and of the modern author-and perhaps also of the modern reader of this fascinating assortment of studies on tales of human ancestry. |
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... verses of the chapter . The results suggest that ( woman ) ' is not an acting person within this story , but rather a theme ' , or a role . The occurrences of ( woman of marriageable age ) , on the other hand , build up a dynamic ...
... verses of the chapter . The results suggest that ( woman ) ' is not an acting person within this story , but rather a theme ' , or a role . The occurrences of ( woman of marriageable age ) , on the other hand , build up a dynamic ...
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... verse introduces . ( את השמים ואת הארץ ) and the earth the beginning of the coming events , the final verse resumes these events as ' begettings ' ; what starts with God's creation is finally resumed as ' in their being created ' . These ...
... verse introduces . ( את השמים ואת הארץ ) and the earth the beginning of the coming events , the final verse resumes these events as ' begettings ' ; what starts with God's creation is finally resumed as ' in their being created ' . These ...
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... verses of Genesis 1 have been structured . 1 . in a beginning God created the heaven and the earth 2 . the earth was not - yet distinct the heaven was not - yet present God was not - yet creating This is the primaeval situation : no ...
... verses of Genesis 1 have been structured . 1 . in a beginning God created the heaven and the earth 2 . the earth was not - yet distinct the heaven was not - yet present God was not - yet creating This is the primaeval situation : no ...
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... verse itself in which all elements are interrelated . The Story of Paradise in Genesis 2.4b - 3.24 The story of ... verse in the story of paradise is built up like the second verse of the creation story in Genesis 1 , describing the ...
... verse itself in which all elements are interrelated . The Story of Paradise in Genesis 2.4b - 3.24 The story of ... verse in the story of paradise is built up like the second verse of the creation story in Genesis 1 , describing the ...
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... verses 3.17-24 , in which the defi- ciency that existed in the beginning is removed : 8 now receives D as its tiller . If in the intermediate period the earth was linked to the human being only within the garden , it now establishes ...
... verses 3.17-24 , in which the defi- ciency that existed in the beginning is removed : 8 now receives D as its tiller . If in the intermediate period the earth was linked to the human being only within the garden , it now establishes ...
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Abraham Abram action Adam Biblical Narrative Canaan character characterization chiastic structure circumcision continue covenant created creation cult prostitute death dialogue discourse divine dreams Egypt Egyptian entire earth episode Essays evil female feminist flesh Fokkelman Galatians Galilee garden gender Genesis 2-3 Genesis 38 girl God's Hagar heaven Hebrew Bible human illocution units interpretation Isaac Ishmael Israel Israelites iu iu iu jail Jeansonne Jewish Joseph story JSOT Judah land language Leah Levirate law Literary Lot's male meaning narrator offspring Old Testament Onan Onan's parallel parataxis patriarchal pattern Paul perspective Pharaoh phase plot position postmodern Press primogeniture promise question reader reading Rebekah refers relationship responsibility Revell Bible Dictionary Rhetoric righteous Sarah says seems šēm servant sexual Sheffield situation Sodom sons structure suggest Tamar Teubal textual theme Timnah tion tribes Trible verb verse wife woman women word Yahweh Yahwist YHWH Zebulun