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The book of Numbers : a critique of Genesis /

In this work Calum Carmichael--a legal scholar who applies a literary approach to the study of the Bible--shows how each law and each narrative in Numbers, the least researched book in the Pentateuch, responds to problems arising in narrative incidents in Genesis. The book continues Carmichael'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carmichael, Calum M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, Ã2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Genesis Extended
  • 2. Pharaoh and Yahweh as God- Kings (Numbers 1- 4)
  • 3. The Suspected Adulteress and the Nazirite (Numbers 5 and 6)
  • 4. A Test Case for the Study of Biblical Law (Lev 6:2- 7 [5:20- 26] and Num 5:6- 10)
  • 5. Joseph and Moses as Sources of Discord (Numbers 7- 14)
  • 6. Joseph's Dreams and the Laws of Numbers 15
  • 7. The Status of Firstborn (Numbers 16- 18)
  • 8. The Ritual of the Red Heifer (Numbers 19)
  • 9. Speech Acts (Numbers 20- 24)
  • 10. Sexual and Religious Seduction (Numbers 25- 31)
  • 11. Reuben's Legacy (Numbers 32- 36)
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index of References
  • Subject Index.