The Captivity of Innocence
Babel and the Yahwist
Synopsis:In this study-the third panel of a trilogy on J's tales about evil and innocence in the primeval era-the author turns to Genesis 11:1-9, another parable, this time on the so-called Tower of Babel. The Captivity of Innocence analyzes a systemic robotization of society as a way of keeping innocence behind bars, contending that innocence never fails to offend, never fails to stir envy and hate. Here, evil is not wrought by an individual like Cain or Lamech, but by all the earth, so that the summit of evil is now reached before Abraham's breakthrough in Genesis' following chapter. The present analysis uses a variety of techniques to inte…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-60899-353-6
- EAN: 9781608993536
- Produktnummer: 7099255
- Verlag: Cascade Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.2 cm 328 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 328
Über den Autor
Andre LaCocque is Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Chicago Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Trial of Innocence and The Feminine Unconventional and coauthor of Thinking Biblically: Exegetical and Hermeneutical Studies.
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