Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Todd L. Patterson
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   160
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9789004362505

ISBN 10:   9004362509
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   06 March 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Tables List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction: The Story of Plot and the Book of Genesis  The Story of Plot  The Moral of the Story of Plot  Two Criteria for Assessing Plot-structure  The Plot of Genesis  What is Righteousness? 2 A Muthos-logical Reading Strategy for Genesis  The Tôlĕdôt Headings and the Plot-structure of Genesis  Thomas’ Ready-made Solution? The Influence of Genealogy on the Macrostructure of the Text  Steinberg, Tengström, and Koch and the Genealogico-narrative Arrangement of Genesis  A Suggested Macrostructure for the Book of Genesis  A Summary of the Approach 3 In the Beginning: The Return to God’s Creation-sanctuary  Genesis 1: The Sanctuary as the Controlling Metaphor for Creation  Genesis 2–3: Can Humanity Return to God’s Creation-sanctuary?  Comparing and Contrasting Genesis 3–4: Delineating Two Lines of Seed  Summary: The Complication that Drives the Narrative 4 The Noah Plexus: The Undoing of the Undoing of Creation  The Structure of the Narrative  The Creation Allusions in the Flood Narrative  Parallels in ANE Literature  A Thinking Together of the Flood Narrative  The Shem, Ham and Japheth tôlĕdôt  The Noah Plexus Summary 5 The Terah Plexus: Testing the Righteousness of Abraham  The Structure of the Narrative  Enigmatic Features of the Terah Tôlĕdôt Strand  Abraham as the Promised, Righteous Seed  Who is the Heir? The High Point of Confusion is the Turning Point of the Narrative  Abraham’s Lack of Righteousness Threatens the Survival of the Seed  Confluence of the Righteousness and Seed Motifs and the Climax of the Plot  The Terah Plexus Summary 6 The Isaac Plexus: Whatever Happened to the Righteousness of the Seed?  The Structure of the Narrative  The Development of the Plot of the Isaac Tôlĕdôt  The Isaac Plexus Summary 7 The Jacob Plexus and Dénouement: God Will Ensure the Righteousness and Survival of the Seed  The Structure of the Narrative  Identifying the Plot of the Narrative: Cain and Abel Redivivus 8 Conclusion: Plot-structure in Genesis and Beyond  The Paradigm Shift of Muthos-logical Reading  Evaluating the Plot-structure with Two Control Questions  The Implications of Plot-structure in Genesis and Beyond Bibliography Index

Reviews

Author Information

Todd L. Patterson, Ph.D. (2012), Trinity International University, is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions