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World of Genesis: Persons, Places, Perspectives

World of Genesis: Persons, Places, Perspectives

Hardcover

Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, Book 257

Bible Studies

ISBN10: 1850758751
ISBN13: 9781850758754
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
Published: Jan 1 1998
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.48 Depth: 9.52
Language: English

Although it opens with an argument that the earth, and not humanity, is the real subject of Genesis 1-11, this collection of essays focuses first on female personalities in Genesis (Eve, Hagar, Rebeccah, Tamar and the four tribal matriarchs), then on male characters (Abraham, Ishmael, Pharaoh). The treatment ranges from historical-critical analysis, through discourse analysis and narrative, ideological and psychological analyses, to postmodern autobiographical exegesis. Among the many delights of this selection are the mingling of traditional and contemporary perspectives, especially the interplay of gender at the level of the biblical text and of the modern author-and perhaps also of the modern reader of this fascinating assortment of studies on tales of human ancestry.

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