The World of Genesis : Persons, Places, Perspectives
Although it opens with an argument that the earth, and not humanity, is the real subject of Genesis 1-11, this collection of essays focuses first on female personalities in Genesis (Eve, Hagar, Rebeccah, Tamar and the four tribal matriarchs), then on male characters (Abraham, Ishmael, Pharaoh). The treatment ranges from historical-critical analysis, through discourse analysis and narrative, ideological and psychological analyses, to postmodern autobiographical exegesis. Among the many delights of this selection are the mingling of traditional and contemporary perspectives, especially the inter
eBook, English, 1998
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1998
1 online resource (187 pages).
9780567464491, 0567464490
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Preface: Genesis and the Gendered World
Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Part I: THE WHOLE EARTH
Facing the Earth: Primaeval History in a New Perspective
Part II: THE WOMEN'S STORY
Postmodernizing Eve and Adam (Can I have my Apricot as well as Eating it?)
Hagar: A Woman with an Attitude
The Woman of their Dreams: The Image of Rebekah in Genesis 24
Genesis 38: Structure and Literary Design
The Matriarchal Groupings of the Tribal Eponyms: A Reappraisal
Part III: THE MEN'S STORY
A Crux and a Taunt: Night-time then Sunset in Genesis 15. Parataxis, Rhetorical Structure, and the Dialogue over Sodom in Genesis 18
The Place of Ishmael
The Determination of Pharaoh: His Characterization in the Joseph Story (Genesis 37-50)
Index of References
Index of Authors
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