Genesis as Torah: reading narrative as legal instruction
"Should Genesis rightly be identified as law--that is, as torah or legal instruction for Israel? Peterson argues in the affirmative, concluding that Genesis serves a greater function than merely offering a prehistory or backstory for the people of Israel. As the introductory book to the Torah,...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
WorldCat: | WorldCat |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Eugene, Oregon
Cascade Books
[2018]
|
In: | Year: 2018 |
Reviews: | [Rezension von: Peterson, Brian Neil, Genesis as Torah: Reading Narrative as Legal Instruction] (2019) (Smith, Cooper)
|
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Genesis
/ Legislation (Theology)
B Theology of law |
IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Bible. Genesis
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible B Law (Theology) B Law (Theology) Biblical teaching B Criticism, interpretation, etc B Bibliography |
Summary: | "Should Genesis rightly be identified as law--that is, as torah or legal instruction for Israel? Peterson argues in the affirmative, concluding that Genesis serves a greater function than merely offering a prehistory or backstory for the people of Israel. As the introductory book to the Torah, Genesis must first and foremost be read as legal instruction for Israel. And how exactly is that instruction presented? Peterson posits that many of the Genesis accounts serve as case law. The Genesis narratives depict what a number of key laws in the pentateuchal law codes look like in practice. When Genesis is read through this lens, the rhetorical strategy of the biblical author(s) becomes clear and the purpose for including specific narratives takes on new meaning"--back cover |
---|---|
ISBN: | 1532635834 |