Creation, sin and reconciliation : reading primordial and patriarchal narrative in the Book of Genesis

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Creation, sin and reconciliation : reading primordial and patriarchal narrative in the Book of Genesis

Title remainder

reading primordial and patriarchal narrative in the Book of Genesis

Statement of responsibility

by Robert Ignatius Letellier

Creator

• Letellier, Robert Ignatius

Author

• Letellier, Robert Ignatius

Subject

• Bible, Genesis -- Criticism, Narrative
• Bible, Genesis -- Criticism, Textual
• Bible, Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Biblical studies & exegesis
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Old Testaments
• RELIGION -- Biblical Studies | Old Testament
• Religion & beliefs
• Electronic books
• Bible, Genesis

Genre

• Electronic books
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

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Annotation

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• Ebook Central Academic Complete

Cataloging source

IDEBK

Dewey number

222/.1106

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

BS1235.52

LC item number

.L49 2015eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Summary expansion

This volume considers aspects of the Book of Genesis; as the first book of the Torah, and hence of the Bible, its position is unique, especially in its provision of the foundational stories of Creation, the emergence of mankind, and the beginning of human society. Through close reading of chapters 1-11, 32-33 and 37-50 (the opening, middle and end of Genesis), with consideration of the language, style and possible implications of the text, this approach explores the fundamental themes of Berishit and the enduring relevance of its powerful message for humanity and our place in the world. The method is both synchronic (a literary, exegetic analysis of the received text), and diachronic (a more historical consideration of other forms of interpretation, whether archaeological, theological, philosophical, generic or comparative). The mystery of creation and the origins of the world and humankind are enduringly important, and with the rise of interest in cosmology and ever-growing ecological concerns for the earth and its sustainability, nothing could be more topical. Where do we come from? What is our place in the world? What is our responsibility for it? Intimately related to Creation are the nature of human origins and the mystery of the beautiful yet disturbing imperfection of human nature and society. Why are we as we are? What does this mean for concepts of family, community and nation? The Patriarchal Narratives of the forebears of Ancient Israel (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph) provide some of the most enduring stories of election, mission, endeavour and interaction in the annals of world literature. The power and unwavering truthfulness of these stories hold a mirror to human behaviour with seemingly fathomless implications. They provide a dynamic, a positive way forward in reflecting on the intractable hostility that perennially blights the history of humankind. The recurrence of universal themes and symbols generated in Genesis and found throughout the Bible (and in wider folk literature) emphasizes the conceptual unity of a Great Code of meaning, and is pertinent to a canonical reading of Scripture; for example, Joseph's story prefigures that of Jesus, and posits reconciliation as the very harbinger of salvation

Target audience

specialized