Redaction Of Genesis

Author : Gary Rendsburg
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015011721761

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The Redaction of Genesis by Gary Rendsburg Pdf

Paperback reprint, with new foreword, of the original 1986 hardback. Focusing his research on his own previous studies as well as studies by Cassuto, Sarna, Fishbane, and Sasson, Rendsburg clearly explains his theory that Genesis was edited/redacted around symmetrical patterns. He leads the reader through a step-by-step description of the Abraham Cycle, for instance, showing how content, duplicated narratives, and vocabulary reveal a chiastic pattern; and this pattern is repeated in other sections of the book. On the other hand, in the primeval history, the patterning is parallel, rather than chiastic. Overall, Rendsburg makes it clear that the editing of Genesis led to a systematic design, uniting the material in ways that often is overlooked.

Author : André Wénin
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 904290934X

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Studies in the Book of Genesis by André Wénin Pdf

"Articles ... présentés lors du 48e Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense organisé à Louvain les 28, 29 et 30 juillet 1999..."--Pref.

Author : Journées bibliques de Louvain (48 : 1999 : Louvain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9058671119

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Studies in the Book of Genesis : literature, redaction and history by Journées bibliques de Louvain (48 : 1999 : Louvain) Pdf

Author : Konrad Schmid
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575066035

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Genesis and the Moses Story by Konrad Schmid Pdf

Konrad Schmid is a Swiss biblical scholar who belongs to a larger group of Continental researchers proposing new directions in the study of the Pentateuch. In this volume, a translation of his Erzväter und Exodus, Schmid argues that the ancestor tradition in Genesis and the Moses story in Exodus were two competing traditions of Israel’s origins and were not combined until the time of the Priestly Code—that is, the early Persian period. Schmid interacts with the long tradition of European scholarship on the Hebrew Bible but departs from some of the main tenets of the Documentary Hypothesis: he argues that the pre-Priestly material in both text blocks is literarily and theologically so divergent that their present linkage is more appropriately interpreted as the result of a secondary redaction than as thematic variation stemming from J’s oral prehistory. He dates Genesis–2 Kings to the Persian period and considers it a redactional work that, in its present shape, is a historical introduction to the message of future hope presented in the prophetic corpus of Isaiah-Malachi. Scholars and students alike will be pleased that this translation makes Schmid’s important work readily available in English, both for the contributions made by Schmid and the summary of continental interpretation that he presents. In this edition, some passages have been expanded or modified in order to clarify issues or to engage with more-recent scholarship. The notes and bibliography have also been updated. Dr. Schmid is Professor of Old Testament and Early Judaism at the University of Zürich.

Author : Joel S. Baden
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161499301

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J, E, and the Redaction of the Pentateuch by Joel S. Baden Pdf

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Harvard University, 2007.

Author : Isaac M. Kikawada,Arthur Quinn
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532617690

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Before Abraham Was by Isaac M. Kikawada,Arthur Quinn Pdf

Rebelling against a century of Old Testament scholarship, Isaac M. Kikawada and Arthur Quinn persuasively argue that the first eleven chapters of Genesis are not a literary patchwork by different editors as widely supposed, but are the work of one author of extraordinary subtlety and skill. Comparing Genesis 1-11 with primeval histories from the ancient Near East, Kikawada and Quinn urge their readers to appreciate the ingenuity of Genesis's author: "When we think we find this author napping, we had better proceed very carefully. As with Homer or Shakespeare, when you think you have seen something wrong, there may well be something wrong with your own eyes. You are more likely to be wrong than either of them." Providing a solid case for the unity of Genesis's first eleven chapters, Kikawada and Quinn move on to show how these chapters provide a formal structure for other Old Testament histories. Destined to have lasting impact on biblical scholarship, Before Abraham Was will give scholars, clergy, and students a new appreciation of critical biblical studies and a new hypothesis for the formation of Genesis.

Author : Ronald Hendel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781139492782

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Reading Genesis by Ronald Hendel Pdf

Reading Genesis presents a panoramic view of the most vital ways that Genesis is approached in modern scholarship. Essays by ten eminent scholars cover the perspectives of literature, gender, memory, sources, theology, and the reception of Genesis in Judaism and Christianity. Each contribution addresses the history and rationale of the method, insightfully explores particular texts of Genesis, and deepens the interpretive gain of the method in question. These ways of reading Genesis, which include its classic past readings, map out a pluralistic model for understanding Genesis in - and for - the modern age.

Author : Elizabeth R. Hayes,Karolien Vermeulen
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575064550

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Doubling and Duplicating in the Book of Genesis by Elizabeth R. Hayes,Karolien Vermeulen Pdf

The style of the Hebrew Bible has long been of significant interest to scholars and exegetes alike. Early Jewish and later Christian commentaries point out the importance of the exact wording in interpreting the text, and many an article has been written on features such as repetition and inclusio. With the rise of literary and narrative criticism in biblical studies, these features have received even more attention. The current book stands in the tradition of Robert Alter in that it focuses on how the text of Genesis is written and phrased. More explicitly, it is interested in why Genesis is formulated the way it is and how this affects the reader in his/her encounter with the text. Doubling and Duplicating is not only concerned with a style-as-analysis frame for interpreters but also with its role as a guide for any audience and its gateway to the ancient mind-set (ideological, ontological, and so on). All of the contributors to this collected volume focus on the form of the book of Genesis—that is, on its use of language and formulation. Yet, each author does this in his/her own way, depending on the most fitting tool for the specific research question or based on the researcher’s methodological background. Thus, the essays represent the various approaches in current literary and stylistic criticism as applied to the biblical corpus. Furthermore, the recurring duality of the features discussed in each of the contributions adds to the overall unity of the volume. This recurrence suggests the presence of a stylistic feature in the book of Genesis, the feature of doubling and duplicating, that surpasses the other features of the individual units or stories. This book offers insights about meaning-making on both the micro- and the macro-text levels.

Author : Hugh C. White
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0521390206

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Narration and Discourse in the Book of Genesis by Hugh C. White Pdf

Author : Andrew E. Hill,John H. Walton
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310229030

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A Survey of the Old Testament by Andrew E. Hill,John H. Walton Pdf

A Survey of the Old Testament goes far beyond simply rephrasing biblical material to provide balanced insights on the literary, historical, and theological issues of each Old Testament book and of the Old Testament as a whole. This revised edition makes the exceptional scope of the first edition more accessible to contemporary readers. A redesigned interior complete with new visuals--maps, photos, timelines, and charts--makes this book more attractive and useful than ever. Treating the books of the Old Testament in the order of the English canon, A Survey of the Old Testament explores the purpose and message of each book and shows how its literary structure has been applied to accomplish the intention of its inspired author. The book also introduces the reader to issues such as Israelite and Near Eastern history, archaeology, the formation of the canon, and geography Written by two widely respected scholars and educators, A Survey of the Old Testament is designed to help readers develop a broad grasp of the Old Testament.

Author : Itzhak Benyamini
Publisher : Springer
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781137595096

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A Critical Theology of Genesis by Itzhak Benyamini Pdf

In this book Itzhak Benyamini presents an alternative reading of Genesis, a close textual analysis from the story of creation to the binding of Isaac. This reading offers the possibility of a soft relation to God, not one characterized by fear and awe. The volume presents Don-Abraham-Quixote not as a perpetual knight of faith but as a cunning believer in the face of God's demands of him. Benyamini reads Genesis without making concessions to God, asking about Him before He examines the heart of Adam, Noah, Abraham, and the other knights of faith (if they are really that). In this way, the commentary on Genesis becomes a platform for a new type of critical theology. Through this unconventional rereading of the familiar biblical text, the book attempts to extract a different ethic, one that challenges the Kierkegaardian demand of blind faith in an all-knowing moral God and offers in its stead an alternative, everyday ethic. The ethic that Benyamini uncovers is characterized by family continuity and tradition intended to ensure that very axis—familial permanence and resilience in the face of the demanding and capricious law of God and the everyday hardships of life.

Author : Hermann Leberecht Strack
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451409141

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Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash by Hermann Leberecht Strack Pdf

Gunter Stemberger's revision of H. L. Strack's classic introduction to rabbinic literature, which appeared in its first English edition in 1991, was widely acclaimed. Gunter Stemberger and Markus Bockmuehl have now produced this updated edition, which is a significant revision (completed in 1996) of the 1991 volume. Following Strack's original outline, Stemberger discusses first the historical framework, the basic principles of rabbinic literature and hermeneutics and the most important Rabbis. The main part of the book is devoted to the Talmudic and Midrashic literature in the light of contemporary rabbinic research. The appendix includes a new section on electronic resources for the study of the Talmud and Midrash. The result is a comprehensive work of reference that no student of rabbinics can afford to be without.

Author : Irmtraud Fischer
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814684009

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Women Who Wrestled with God by Irmtraud Fischer Pdf

Israel's story as a people of God is a tale of women, men, and their children. Moving past a patriarchal reading of the Bible, Fischer presents a new interpretation of neglected biblical narratives. From a gender-balanced perspective, she reveals the political dimension and narrative continuation of ancestral stories in the Book of Ruth. Women Who Wrestled with God demonstrates the significance of women in religious history in a way that will inspire as well as inform. Chapters are: "The 'Fathers' and the Beginnings of the People– An Introduction to Israel's Ancestor's," "Sarah, Hagar, and Abraham: Scenes From a Marriage Under the Promise, " "Rebecca: A Strong Woman With a Colorless Husband," "Rachel and Leah: The Founders of the House of Israel," "Dark Sides of the Family Chronicle," "Subversive Women at the Beginnings of the People in Egypt," "Naomi and Ruth: The Unconventional Women Ancestors of the Royal House of David," and "Women Who Wrestled with God." Irmtraud Fischer is professor of Old Testament and women's studies (theology) at the University of Bonn, as well as chair of Old Testament studies at the University of Graz, Austria. President of the European Society for Women's Research in Theology, Fischer was given the 2003 Bad Herrenalber Akademie Preis.

Author : Gary N. Knoppers,Bernard M. Levinson
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575065854

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The Pentateuch as Torah by Gary N. Knoppers,Bernard M. Levinson Pdf

Since antiquity, the five books of Moses have served as a sacred constitution, foundational for both Jews and Samaritans. However long the process of accepting the Pentateuch as authoritative tōrâ (“instruction”) took, this was by all accounts a monumental achievement in the history of these peoples and indeed an important moment in the history of the ancient world. In the long development of Western societies, the Pentateuch has served as a major influence on the development of law, political philosophy, and social thought. The question is: how, where, and why did this process of acceptance occur, when did it occur, and how long did it take?

Author : Paul Vrolijk
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004203297

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Jacob’s Wealth by Paul Vrolijk Pdf

To study the nature and role of material possessions in the Jacob-cycle will result in a deeper understanding of the Jacob-story itself within the wider context of Genesis and the Pentateuch.