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Onslaught against innocence : Cain, Abel, and the Yahwist /

While in Genesis 2-11 the Yahwist confronts the issue of evil through a sequence of stories on the progressive deterioration of the divine-human relationship, in Genesis 4 he describes the initial slaughter of one human being by another as fratricidal. This book provides a close reading of J's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lacocque, André
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : James Clarke & Co., 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:While in Genesis 2-11 the Yahwist confronts the issue of evil through a sequence of stories on the progressive deterioration of the divine-human relationship, in Genesis 4 he describes the initial slaughter of one human being by another as fratricidal. This book provides a close reading of J's story by using literary criticism and psychological criticism, and shows that the biblical author has more than an ""archaeological"" design. His characters - including God, Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel, plus minor character - are paradigmatic, as they allow J to proceed with a fine analytical feel for the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 177 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-161) and indexes.
ISBN:022790334X
9780227903346