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Berit Olam: Genesis /

The central thesis underlying this study of Genesis is that the God who is revealed as a character in Genesis is always a savior. In Genesis, David Cotter, helps readers discern a structure in the book whereby the least and the weakest are the object of God's saving help. Cotter begins with an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cotter, David W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collegeville, MN : Liturgical Press, 2000.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pt 1: Stories about beginnings : Genesis 1-11
  • The story of the creation of all that is : Genesis 1:1-2:3
  • The story of the creation of man and woman, the paradise in which they lived and that they chose to lose, and the sin that ensued : Genesis 2-3, 4
  • Genesis 5 : the ongoing genealogy of humanity
  • The story of the great flood and the covenant that ensued : Genesis 6-9
  • Genesis 10 : the ongoing genealogy of humanity
  • The story about Babel : Genesis 11:1-9
  • Genesis 11:10-32 : the ongoing genealogy of humanity (Abram, his family, and their troubles introduced)
  • The narrative structure of Genesis 1-11
  • Pt 2: Stories about the troubled family chosen for blessing : Genesis 12-50
  • Choosing where to stand
  • In the time of the first generation : Genesis 12-25
  • God as a developing character in Genesis 12-25
  • In the time of the second generation : Genesis 25-28
  • In the time of the third generation : Genesis 28-36
  • Genesis 36:1-43 : Esau and his strengths
  • In the time of the fourth generation : Genesis 37-50
  • Outsiders : the use of location, movement, and concentric structure to highlight the autonomy of female characters (Genesis 38, 1 Samuel 25, 2 Samuel 11, 2 Samuel 13).