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Abram to Abraham : a literary analysis of the Abraham narrative
Title
Abram to Abraham : a literary analysis of the Abraham narrative / Jonathan Grossmann.
ISBN
9783034320771
3034320779
9783035109191
Publication
Bern : Peter Lang AG, [2016]
Physical Description
569 pages ; 23 cm.
Summary
"Abram to Abraham explores the Abraham saga (11:27-22:24) through a literary lens, following the legendary figure of Abraham as he navigates the arduous odyssey to nationhood. Rather than overlook the textual discrepancies, repetitions and contradictions long noted by diachronic scholars, this study tackles them directly, demonstrating how many problems of the ancient text in fact hold the key to deeper understanding of the narrative and its objectives. Therefore, the book frequently notes the classic division of the text according to primary sources, but offers an alternative, more harmonious reading based on teh assumption that the narrative forms a single, intentionally designed unit." -- back cover.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 06, 2016
Series
Das Alte Testament im Dialog, vol. 11
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-569).
Contents
Introduction
The line of Terah
Abram's journey to Canaan
The descent to Egypt
The separation from Lot
War of the four kings
Looking to the stars and the covenant between the pieces
Hagar's flight
The covenant of circumcision
Angels eat and sarah laughs
The debate over Sodom's destruction
Sodom's destruction and Lot's rescue
Lot and his daughters in the cave
Abraham and Sarah in Gerar
The birth of Isaac and Ishmael's
The treaty of Abraham
The binding of Isaac
The sons of Nahor.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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