Genesis As Dialogue: A Literary, Historical, and Theological CommentaryRecent years have seen a remarkable surge in interest in the book of Genesis - the first book of the Hebrew Bible, and a foundational text of Western culture. In this new commentary, Thomas Brodie offers a complete and accessible overview of Genesis from literary, theological, and historical standpoints. Brodie's work is organized around three main ideas. The first is that the primary subject of Genesis is human existence; the second is that Genesis' basic organizational unity is binary, or diptych. Brodie argues that the entire book is composed of diptychs - accounts which, like some paintings, consist of two parts or panels. Finally, Brodie contends that many of Genesis' sources still exist, and can be identified and verified. |
Contents
The Text and Its Immediate Context GenesisKings | 3 |
The Quest for the Theory behind the Diptychs | 26 |
Genesis as Part of a Larger Unity the Primary History | 35 |
Historical Background | 50 |
Verifiable Sources | 67 |
Genesiss Content and Meaning | 87 |
Genesis and History | 98 |
Genesis and Spirituality | 107 |
Jacob Deceives and Is Deceived | 303 |
31Chap 30 | 314 |
The Long Journey Homeward Chaps 3133 | 320 |
13520 | 334 |
Jacob Declines and Esau Prospers 3521371 | 343 |
The Story of Joseph | 349 |
The Initiatory Trials Chaps 3940 | 364 |
His Rise and the Brothers Conversion | 370 |
Beginnings | 121 |
From More Disharmony to Restoration | 157 |
More Sinful More Compassionate | 167 |
The Worlds Mixture of Curse and Blessing | 185 |
Comment | 191 |
Comment | 202 |
Abram Journeys and Sees the Land Chaps 1213 | 209 |
Warand Vision of a Covenant Chaps 1415 | 219 |
Personal Conflict and Vision of a Deeper Covenant | 230 |
GenerosityBased Justice 1811929 | 242 |
Facing Death Chaps 2223 | 265 |
12518 | 277 |
The Story of Jacob | 291 |
The Generosity That Brings Conversion | 380 |
VisionLed Recovery of Relationship and Land | 389 |
Life and Blessing 4712Chap 48 | 398 |
Jacobs Death and Burial Chaps 4950 | 406 |
Toward Clarifying the Criteria | 421 |
Genesiss Use of the Prophets | 433 |
Genesiss Use of Homers Odyssey | 447 |
4 | 453 |
J E D and P | 495 |
Toward a Map | 503 |
Genesis and the Gospels | 519 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abimelech Abraham Abram ancient apparently aspects Babel basic beginning betrothal biblical birth blessing brothers burial Cain Canaan chap chapter complementarity complex concerning conclusion context contrast covenant creation death despite diptych diverse divine drama dream earth echoes Egypt Egyptian emerges emphasis epic Epic of Gilgamesh epic poetry episode Esau especially evoking father flood story Fretheim further genealogy Genesis Genesis-Kings Genesis's God's Greek Hagar Hesiod historiography Hittites Homer human humankind idea indicated initial instance Introduction involves Isaac Ishmael Israel Jacob Japheth Joseph story journey Judah Kings Laban land later marriage narrative Noah Odysseus original Pentateuch Persian Persian empire Pharaoh picture portrayal Primary History promise prophets Rachel Rebekah reference relationship role Sarah Sarai scene second panel seems sense Seters Shechem Shem Sodom sons sources speaks structure table of nations Telemachus unity variation Westermann whole wife woman word writing Yhwh
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