This section of Genesis differs from chapters 1-11 in two main ways. First, it deals with the chosen family, the precursor to the nation of Israel. Second, it focuses much more on the lives of individual characters who come to life on its pages. A predominant theme in this section of Genesis is the concept of election or chosenness, referring to Gods choice of particular individuals as the human channels of his blessing to the entire world. Often Gods choice runs counter to the human choice. Isaac is chosen over Lot and Ishmael. Jacob is chosen over Esau. The chosen nation descends from a...
This section of Genesis differs from chapters 1-11 in two main ways. First, it deals with the chosen family, the precursor to the nation of Israel. Se...
This volume challenges the assumptions that modern readers tend to make about four of the Hebrew Bible's most prominent heroes. Using a form of reader-response theory, Kissling examines the assumption that these characters are primary vehicles of the narrator's point of view. In three of the four cases it is concluded that traditional idealistic assumptions do not do justice to the textual evidence in its final form. The work calls upon the reader to consider the subtlety of the means used in portraying these heroes and gives evidence for the decidedly negative aspects in their...
This volume challenges the assumptions that modern readers tend to make about four of the Hebrew Bible's most prominent heroes. Using a form of rea...
This volume is a collection of essays written by former students and colleagues of the late John H. Sailhamer. It includes scholarly treatments of compositional and canonical issues across the Tanakh. These essays are presented in honor of the memory and the legacy of Dr. Sailhamer. ""John Sailhamer devoted his life to calling others to a sensitive and serious reading of the biblical text. This volume's contributors have answered his call and demonstrated the fruitfulness of his interpretive methods. In so doing, they have honored his legacy and the text he so cherished."" -- James M. Todd...
This volume is a collection of essays written by former students and colleagues of the late John H. Sailhamer. It includes scholarly treatments of com...
