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Abram to Abraham - A Literary Analysis of the Abraham Narrative (Paperback, New edition)
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Abram to Abraham - A Literary Analysis of the Abraham Narrative (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Alte Testament Im Dialog - an Outline of an Old Testament Dialogue, 11
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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 the assumption that
the narrative forms a single, intentionally designed unit. The
narrative's artistic design is especially evident in its
arrangement of the two halves of the story around the protagonists'
change of name. The stories of Abram and Sarai in the first half of
the cycle (11:27-16:16) are parallel to the stories of Abraham and
Sarah in the second half (18:1-22:24). A close reading of this
transformation in the biblical narrative illuminates the moral and
theological values championed by the figure of Abraham as luminary,
soldier, family man, and loyal subject of God.
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