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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 series of individuals chosen for other reasons than their
order of birth or expected social status. Israel is a chosen nation
descended from the unlikely and improbable choices that God made of
individuals. This theme of Gods surprising choices binds the
narratives of Genesis together and hints at the humility that the
chosen nation Israel must have toward their own election.
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
portrayals.
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