Abraham, Israel, and the nations: the patriarchal promise and its covenantal development in Genesis
The divine promises to Abraham have long been recognized as a key to the book of Genesis as a whole. But their variety, often noted, also raises literary and theological problems. Why do they differ each time, and how are they related to each other and to the story of Abraham? Williamson focuses on...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Sheffield
Sheffield Academic Press
c2000
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| In: | Year: 2000 |
| Reviews: | Abraham, Israel and the Nations. The Patriarchal Promise and its Covenantal Development in Genesis (2002) (Seebass, Horst, 1934 - 2015)
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| Series/Journal: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament Supplement series
315 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Abraham, Biblical character
/ Divine covenant
/ Promise
B Bible. Genesis 15 / Bible. Genesis 17 / Descendant / Royal family / Mediator / Blessing |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Genesis
Criticism, interpretation, etc
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| Summary: | The divine promises to Abraham have long been recognized as a key to the book of Genesis as a whole. But their variety, often noted, also raises literary and theological problems. Why do they differ each time, and how are they related to each other and to the story of Abraham? Williamson focuses on the promises in Genesis 15 and 17, and concludes that they are concerned with two distinct but related issues. Genesis 15 guarantees God's promise to make Abraham into a great nation, while Genesis 17 focuses chiefly on God's promise to mediate blessing (through Abraham) to the nations. The two chapters are connected, however, by the theme of an individual, royal descendant who will come from the nation (Israel) and mediate blessing to all the nations of the earth. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [268]-292) and indexes |
| Physical Description: | 309 p, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1-84127-152-7 |
