An Audacious Request: Abraham's Dialogue with God in Genesis 18

Genesis 18.17–33, Abraham's dialogue with Yahweh over the number of righteous people in Sodom, is a difficulty in exegesis and interpretation. At a literary level, there has been no agreement on the nature of Abraham's language. It is common to interpret Abraham as bargaining with God in s...

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Main Author: Bridge, Edward J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2016
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2016, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 281-296
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Genesis 18,17-33 / Politeness
Further subjects:B Plumbline
B Abraham
B request
B Sodom
B Politeness
B Genesis 18.17–33
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