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The Priestly Vision of Genesis 1 /

Introduction -- The purpose and parameters of this book -- The plan of this book -- The format of this book -- Prelude: Creation in the Bible -- Models of creation in the Bible -- Creation as divine might -- Creation as divine wisdom -- Creation as divine presence -- Part I: Creation and the priestl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Mark S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The purpose and parameters of this book
  • The plan of this book
  • The format of this book
  • Prelude: Creation in the Bible
  • Models of creation in the Bible
  • Creation as divine might
  • Creation as divine wisdom
  • Creation as divine presence
  • Part I: Creation and the priestly vision of reality
  • The first day : questions about Genesis 1
  • Does Genesis 1:1 begin in "the" beginning?
  • Did God make creation from nothing in Genesis 1:2?
  • Does genesis 1 explain the origins of good and evil?
  • What is the significance of divine speech in Genesis 1:3?
  • Was the light on day one in Genesis 1:3 created?
  • Why are divine sight, separation, and speech in Genesis 1:4-5 important?
  • Who is the audience for the divine speech and light in Genesis 1?
  • The first week : priestly time and space, humanity and divinity
  • Priestly time and space
  • Priestly time : the lights of day four
  • Priestly person : humanity on day six
  • Priestly God : divine blessing and Sabbath on day seven
  • The priestly vision of Genesis 1
  • Part II: Literary issues concerning Genesis 1 and its position in the Hebrew Bible
  • The first creation story : Genesis 1 as priestly prologue and commentary
  • The scribal background of biblical texts
  • The priestly, scribal context of Genesis 1
  • Genesis 1 as implicit commentary in narrative form
  • Is Genesis 1 a creation myth? : yes and no
  • Myth and its modern definers
  • Ancient signs of what myths are
  • Myths in relation to various genres
  • Divine space in myth
  • Is Genesis 1 a "creation myth"?
  • Appendix: A very brief introduction to modern scholarly approaches to Genesis 1
  • Recent approaches in biblical studies
  • Traditional approaches and Genesis 1
  • A few reflections.