Abraham and All the Families of the Earth: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 12-50, Volume 1, Part 1This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. J. Gerald Janzen approaches Genesis with the "conviction that the final form of the text is greater than the mere sum of its sources, and that the theological vision which it presents is greater and more profound -- more ripe or mature -- than can be gained simply from studies of historical events and social situations out of which the text arose." This commentary on Genesis constitutes a profound theological work. |
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Abimelech Abraham Abraham and Sarah Abram action ancestors ancestral narratives barren become Beer-sheba begins Bethel Bible biblical birth blessing brothers Canaan Canaanite chapter comes commentary concern connection contrast covenant creation descendants Deut divine divine providence dreams earlier earth echoes Egypt El Shaddai episode Esau Esau's Exod faith famine father fear firstborn forgiveness fruitful Genesis give God's promise Hagar heaven Hebrew hesed horizon human humankind interaction interpretation Isaac Ishmael Israel Jabbok Jacob Jesus Joseph Joseph story Judah king Laban land laughter Leah literally live meaning narrator nephesh oath one's passage Pharaoh Potiphar Priestly Priestly blessing primogeniture Rachel Rebekah redemptive reference relation response Reuben salvation history Sarai scene servant Shaddai Shechem Sinai social Sodom sons speak story suggest symbols Tamar Terah theme theological toledot translates trust verb wife womb word Yahweh Yahwist