Belonging in Genesis: Biblical Israel and the Politics of Identity Formation

ISBN-13: 9781602587472 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 179 str.

Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi

Opis

Explicitly engaging the way in which readers regard the biblical text as a point of reference for their own (collective) identities leads to an understanding of Genesis as inviting its readers into a radically transformative vision of their place in the world.--Danny Mathews "Catholic Biblical Quarterly"

Spis treści

• A Note on Terminology and Translation
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Playing by Different Rules: Reading Genesis through its Deferrals
• 2. (Un)conventional Genesis: Two Ways of Reading Identity and the Divine Word
• 3. Family Storytelling: The Relationship between Genesis and its Readers
• 4. The Theology of Genealogy: A Boundary Breaking Foundation for Identity
• 5. The Social Ladder and the Family Tree: Competing Approaches to Structuring Identity
• 6. Fruitfulness: The Emergence of a New Identity Beyond Insider/Outsider Dichotomies
• Postscript
• Works Cited
• Index