Out of Eden : reading, rhetoric, and ideology in Genesis 2-3 /
Out of Eden contributes towards conversations about interpreting scripture. Rather than adopting traditional views (creation and 'fall' or growth), this study integrates literary-critical theories and feminist scholarship to read the Genesis narrative in relation to concerns of contemporar...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Sheffield, England :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©1995.
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Colección: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
208. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Out of Eden contributes towards conversations about interpreting scripture. Rather than adopting traditional views (creation and 'fall' or growth), this study integrates literary-critical theories and feminist scholarship to read the Genesis narrative in relation to concerns of contemporary communities. The question of how we might engage the interpretative process and the rhetorical power of texts as we live our lives 'out of Eden' is addressed. Stratton argues that the interpretration of Genesis 2-3 matters, that there are consequences for the actions we take on the basis of our interpretati. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (292 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-282). |
ISBN: | 9780567500151 0567500152 |