These are the Generations
Identity, Covenant, and the 'toledot' Formula
Using a combination of form-critical and linguistic methods, the author seeks to understand the role of the toledot formula, often translated These are the generations of Name, in shaping the book of Genesis and the Pentateuch as a whole. An examination of the formula uncovers that it functions primarily as a heading to major sections of text and draws the readers' attention to focus on an ever narrower range of characters.By starting from the perspective of the surface structure of the text and addressing questions that investigation raises, the study is able to uncover and resolve a number of tensions within the text, as well as provide ins…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-567-48764-3
- EAN: 9780567487643
- Produktnummer: 29846148
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 176 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 2'754 KB
Über den Autor
Matthew A. Thomas (Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible, Claremont Graduate University) has served as a member of the adjunct faculty at Fuller Theological Seminary and at Azusa Pacific University in California.
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