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The primaeval blessing, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the
earth, ' first announced to humankind in Genesis 1.28 is renewed to
Noah and his sons after the flood in Genesis 9.1. There is
widespread scholarly consensus that the ensuing dispersion in
Genesis 10.1-32 and 11.1-9 is the means by which the creation
blessing is fulfilled. Kaminski argues that the primeval blessing
is not fulfilled in the Table of Nations and that Yahweh's
scattering Noah's descendants in the Babel story does not
contribute positively to the creation theme. Rather, the creation
blessing is being taken up in the primary line of Shem (Genesis
11.10-26), which leads directly to Abraham. She further suggests
that divine grace is not absent after the Babel judgment, as is
commonly assumed, but is at work in the Shemite genealogy. She
argues that the primeval blessing, which is unfulfilled in the
primaeval history, is taken up by Abraham and his descendants by
means of a divine promise. While the blessing is in the process of
being realised in the patriarchal narratives, it is not fulfilled.
The multiplication theme is resumed, however, in Exodus 1.7, which
describes Israel's proliferation in Egypt. This is the first
indication that the creation blessing is fulfilled. Realisation of
the primaeval blessing progresses after the flood, therefore, from
Noah to Israel. Yet God's blessing on Israel is not for their sake
alone - it is the means through which the divine intention for
creation will be restored to the world. JSOTS413
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1–2 Chronicles
Carol M. Kaminski; Edited by (general) Tremper Longman III, Scot McKnight
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R1,062
Discovery Miles 10 620
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The juxtaposition of 'favour' and 'righteousness' in the flood
narrative raises an interpretative and theological problem: Is Noah
chosen because of divine favour or because of his piety ?
Source-critical scholars identify two different theologies by J and
P: J understands Noah's election to be an act of grace whereas P
emphasizes Noah's righteousness as the basis for his election.
Scholars who interpret the flood narrative according to its final
form argue that Noah is chosen because he is righteous. This view
is problematic, however, since in the primaeval history grace is
shown to the 'undeserving', thus it is characteristically
unmerited. This book entails an exegetical analysis of, and
according to, the final form of the text, with particular attention
being given to the meaning and function of these verses in the
Toledot structure. Kaminski argues against the commonly held view
that Noah finds favour because he is righteous, and seeks to
demonstrate that divine favour is unmerited in accordance with the
theme of grace in the primaeval history and in Genesis as a whole.
Thus what sets the flood story in motion is not Noah's
righteousness, but the divine favour he finds.
The juxtaposition of 'favour' and 'righteousness' in the flood
narrative raises an interpretative and theological problem: Is Noah
chosen because of divine favour or because of his piety ?
Source-critical scholars identify two different theologies by J and
P: J understands Noah's election to be an act of grace whereas P
emphasizes Noah's righteousness as the basis for his election.
Scholars who interpret the flood narrative according to its final
form argue that Noah is chosen because he is righteous. This view
is problematic, however, since in the primaeval history grace is
shown to the 'undeserving', thus it is characteristically
unmerited. This book entails an exegetical analysis of, and
according to, the final form of the text, with particular attention
being given to the meaning and function of these verses in the
Toledot structure. Kaminski argues against the commonly held view
that Noah finds favour because he is righteous, and seeks to
demonstrate that divine favour is unmerited in accordance with the
theme of grace in the primaeval history and in Genesis as a whole.
Thus what sets the flood story in motion is not Noah's
righteousness, but the divine favour he finds.
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