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Brotherhood and inheritance : a canonical reading of the Esau and Edom traditions
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Brotherhood and inheritance : a canonical reading of the Esau and Edom traditions / Bradford A. Anderson.
ISBN
9780567034731
0567034739
Published
London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2011.
Physical Description
xv, 264 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
"A Continuum imprint"
Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Durham University, 2010, under the title: Election, brotherhood and inheritance : a canonical reading of the Esau and Edom traditions.
Summary
This study offers a canonical reading of the Esau and Edom traditions, examining the portrayal of Esau and Edom in Genesis, Deuteronomy, and the prophetic material. First, it is argued that the depiction of Esau and his descendants in Genesis and Deuteronomy is, on the whole, positive. Second, it is put forward that Edom is portrayed negatively by the prophets for violating their kin, and for disrespecting the divine apportioning of the lands. Finally, it is suggested that these traditions have resonance with one another based on recurring literary and theological motifs, heuristically framed as brotherhood and inheritance.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 09, 2012
Series
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 556
T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-253) and indexes.
Contents
Esau and Edom in the history of biblical interpretation
Beginnings : oracle, birth, and birthright
Genesis 27 : the blessing of Jacob and Esau
Genesis 32-33 : the reunion of Jacob and Esau
Genesis 36 : the generation of Esau
Esau in Genesis : summary and conclusions
Deuteronomy's portrayal of the sons of Esau and the Edomites
Edom in Obadiah and the prophets
Esau and Edom in Malachi 1:2-5
Edom in the prophetic corpus : summary and conclusions
Conclusion: The relationship of Esau and Edom traditions and the implications for election theology.
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