Genesis: The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary. By James McKeown
McKeown’s book opens with an introduction in which he discusses general issues concerning Genesis. He sees Genesis as moving towards a goal rather than having a unified plot. The book uses many rhetorical and literary devices, in particular repetition, which highlights important parts of the message...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 238-239 |
| Review of: | Genesis (Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008) (Harland, P. J.)
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| Summary: | McKeown’s book opens with an introduction in which he discusses general issues concerning Genesis. He sees Genesis as moving towards a goal rather than having a unified plot. The book uses many rhetorical and literary devices, in particular repetition, which highlights important parts of the message. Offspring, blessing, and land are the foremost themes of the book. After briefly outlining the documentary hypothesis, McKeown notes that source criticism has arrived at an impasse. Hence he adopts a synchronic approach which focuses on the present form of the text and draws attention to its literary qualities. This can be seen in his study of Genesis 1–2, where he points to the two different perspectives on creation, and he also sees a chiastic structure in the account of the flood. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flp117 |