The formation of Genesis 1-11: biblical and other precursors
There is general agreement in the field of Biblical studies that study of the formation of the Pentateuch is in disarray. In this book, David M. Carr turns to the Genesis Primeval History, Genesis 1-11, to offer models for and new insights into the formation of Pentateuchal texts, the most important...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA - OSO
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Carr, David McLain, 1961-, The formation of Genesis 1-11 : Biblical and Other Precursors] (2021) (Bauks, Michaela, 1962 -)
[Rezension von: Carr, David McLain, 1961-, The formation of Genesis 1-11 : Biblical and Other Precursors] (2022) (Hamilton, Mark W., 1964 -) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Genesis 1,1-11,26
/ Text history
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible.-Genesis, I-XI-Criticism, Textual
B Electronic books B Bible. Genesis, I-XI Criticism, Textual |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | There is general agreement in the field of Biblical studies that study of the formation of the Pentateuch is in disarray. In this book, David M. Carr turns to the Genesis Primeval History, Genesis 1-11, to offer models for and new insights into the formation of Pentateuchal texts, the most important in the Hebrew Bible. Cover -- The Formation of Genesis 1-11 -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Precursors to the Priestly Creation Account (Gen 1:1-2:3) -- 2. Precursors to the Eden Narrative (Gen 2:4b-3:24) -- 3. The Formation of Narratives about Adam and Eve's Descendants (Genesis 4) -- 4. The Book of the Toledot (Descendants) of Adam (Genesis 5 -- 11:10-26 and Related Texts) -- 5. The First Noah and the Sons of God and Daughters of Humanity (Gen 5:29 -- 6:1-4 -- 9:18-27) -- 6. Precursors to the Flood Narrative (Gen 6:5-9:17) -- 7. Aftermath to the Flood: Layers in the Coverage of Noah's Descendants in Gen 9:18-11:9 -- 8. The Non-P Primeval History: Layers and Dating -- 9. The Priestly Primeval History and Conflation of P and Non-P: Layers and Dating -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Select Index of Primary Text Citations. "There is general agreement that study of the formation of the Pentateuch is currently in disarray. This book turns to the Genesis Primeval History, Genesis 1-11, to offer models for the formation of Pentateuchal texts that might have traction within this fractious context. Building on two centuries of historical study of Genesis 1-11, this book provides new support for the older theory that the bulk of Genesis 1-11 was created out of a combination of two originally separate source strata: a Priestly source and an earlier non-Priestly source that was used to supplement the Priestly framework. Though this overall approach contradicts some recent attempts to replace such source models with theories of post-Priestly scribal expansion, Carr does find evidence of multiple layers of scribal revision in the non-P and P sources: from the expansion of an early independent non-Priestly primeval history with a flood narrative and related materials through to a limited set of identifiable layers of Priestly material that culminate in the P-like redaction of the whole. Finally, the book synthesizes prior scholarship to show how both the P and non-Priestly strata of Genesis also emerged out of a complex interaction by Judean scribes with non-biblical literary traditions, particularly with Mesopotamian textual traditions about primeval origins"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (307 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-006255-2 |
