Abram to Abraham - A Literary Analysis of the Abraham Narrative (Paperback, New edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Alte Testament Im Dialog - an Outline of an Old Testament Dialogue, 11
Release date:	February 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Jonathan Grossman
Dimensions:	225 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	574
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-432077-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice Books > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament
LSN:	3-03-432077-9
Barcode:	9783034320771

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