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The forsaken first-born : a study of a recurrent motif in the patriarchal narratives /
This provocative book combines literary and historical methods to examine the phenomenon of the ''forsaken firstborn'' in Genesis. The dignity of the firstborn sons of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph-Ishmael, Esau, Reuben and Manasseh-is disregarded in the narrative and the righ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sheffield, England :
JSOT Press,
©1993.
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| Colección: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
133. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE ISHMAEL TEXTS; Genesis 16.7-16; Genesis 17; Genesis 21; Genesis 25; Chapter 2 THE ISHMAEL MOTIF APPLIED TO A POSTEXILIC CONTEXT; The Roots: Ishmael in the Sources; The Development: A Theological Appraisal of Ishmael; The Inner-Jewish Conflict; The Foreign Presence and National Unity; Summary; Chapter 3 THE ESAU TEXTS; A Review of Scholarly Opinions on the Jacob-Esau Complex; The Texts; Genesis 25.19-34; Excursus: The Birthright in the Milieu of the Old Testament; Genesis 27; Genesis 32-33; Esau''s Marriages.
- Chapter 4 THE GENEALOGICAL LISTS OF ISHMAEL AND ESAUContexts (Genesis 25 and 36); ''Types'' of Genealogical Lists in Genesis; The Ishmael and Esau Lists; Summary; Chapter 5 THE REUBEN TEXTS; Reuben in Genesis; Reuben in Other Books; Summary; Chapter 6 THE MANASSEH TEXTS; Genesis 41.50-52; Genesis 48.5; Genesis 48.8-20; Summary; Chapter 7 CONCLUSIONS; The Textual Perspective; The Thematic Perspective; The Relevance of the Motif; A Historical Sitz im Leben for the Motif; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z.