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Recent developments in Pentateuchal studies - from both diachronic (historical) and synchronic (literary-textual) perspectives - have made it possible to read Genesis 18 and 19, the evocative story of Abraham and Lot, in a new light. This text uses both types of approach to examine the text, firstly considered in its own terms - its structural and linguistic features, in a detailed and close reading of each verse - and secondly considered in terms of its symbolism and imagery in relation to those found in comparable cultures of the ancient Middle East. The end product is an integrated reading of the Abraham and Lot story as a sustained literary unit, and the reading process demonstrates value of a range of exegetical methods - structuralist, linguistic, literary, historical and anthropological - in the continuing exploration of this biblical narrative.

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'Le style d'une particuliere elegance, dont l'auteur ne se depart jamais, est une qualite rare et qui merite sans conteste d'etre relevee.' J.-L. Ska, S.J. Nouvelle Revue Theologique, 1996. '...well-informed and well-produced book...' AB, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1996.

' Le style d'une particuliere elegance, dont l'auteur ne se depart jamais, est une qualite rare et qui merite sans conteste d'etre relevee. ' J.-L. Ska, S.J. Nouvelle Revue Theologique , 1996. ' ...well-informed and well-produced book... ' AB, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament , 1996.

' Le style d'une particulihre iligance, dont l'auteur ne se dipart jamais, est une qualiti rare et qui mirite sans conteste d'jtre relevie.'<br>J.-L. Ska, S.J. Nouvelle Revue Thiologique, 1996.<br>'.. .well-informed and well-produced book...'<br>AB, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1996.<br>

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Robert Ignatius Letellier, STD (Gregorian, Rome); Ph.D. (Salzburg), is a lecturer and writer who lives in London and Cambridge, working in scripture, biblical theology, literature and music, especially the history of opera. He has published two books on English and German Romanticism (1980, 1982) and is currently preparing several other works for publication.

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