Abraham: The Story of a Life
Preface: A Word about Reading -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Figure of Abraham in the Bible and Beyond -- Abraham in the Historical Books -- Abraham in the Prophetic Books -- The One and the Many -- Jacob, Foundational Ancestor -- The Abraham Story as Part of Genesis -- From Genesis to Exodus...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Blenkinsopp, Joseph, 1927-, Abraham] (2017) (Wöhrle, Jakob, 1975 -)
Abraham: The Story of a Life, Joseph Blenkinsopp, Eerdmans, 2015 (ISBN 978-0-8028-7287-6), xv + 240 pp., pb 29 (2016) (Wansbrough, Henry, 1934 -) [Rezension von: BLENKINSOPP, JOSEPH, Abraham: The Story of a Life] (2016) (Udoekpo, Michael) |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Blenkinsopp, Joseph: Abraham : The Story of a Life. - Grand Rapids : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.,c2015. - 9780802872876 |
| Summary: | Preface: A Word about Reading -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Figure of Abraham in the Bible and Beyond -- Abraham in the Historical Books -- Abraham in the Prophetic Books -- The One and the Many -- Jacob, Foundational Ancestor -- The Abraham Story as Part of Genesis -- From Genesis to Exodus, from Abraham to Moses -- Reading the Abraham Story in a Collapsed Society -- Beyond the Bible: A Word on "Filling In the Gaps" -- 1. The Journey -- Abraham's Family -- The First Stage of the Journey -- Abraham Hears the Voice for the First Time -- The Second Stage of the Journey: En Route to Canaan -- Filling In the Gaps -- 2. Sarah and Lot, Wife and Nephew -- Sarah Preserved, Lot Eliminated -- Trouble in Egypt -- Trouble in Philistine Country -- Abraham and Lot Go Their Separate Ways -- Abraham, Lot, and the War of the Nine Kings -- Melchizedek -- Filling In the Gaps -- 3. The Promise -- Staking a Claim to Land -- Another Surrogate Heir Excluded -- The Third Episode: Visionary Experiences -- Filling In the Gaps -- 4. Hagar and Ishmael -- Another Expedient -- Hagar in the Wilderness -- the Birth of Ishmael -- The Birth of Isaac -- The Second Expulsion of Hagar with Her Son -- Filling In the Gaps -- 5. The Covenant of Circumcision -- Grace Abounding, Covenant, and Circumcision in Genesis 17 -- The Origins of Circumcision as Covenant and Sign -- The Covenant of Grace Abounding -- A Son for Sarah -- Ishmael -- Filling In the Gaps -- 6. Abraham Entertains Guests, Sodom Is Destroyed, Lot Rescued -- Abraham Puts Together a Meal for Three Guests -- Yahweh Soliloquizes -- Abraham Pleads for the Doomed City -- The Destruction of Sodom and Rescue of Lot -- Lot, His Daughters, and the Ethnogenesis of Moab and Ammon -- Filling In the Gaps -- 7. In the Land of Moriah -- Early Encounters -- The Command -- The Journey -- The Sacrifice The Second Intervention of the Angel--Messenger -- Abraham's Sacrifice and the Practice of Human Sacrifice -- Isaac's Sacrifice and the Death of Jesus -- Questions Remain -- 8. Abraham's Other Beloved Son -- Abraham's Locations and Relocations -- The Setting Aside of the Firstborn -- Ishmael, Ancestor of Arab Peoples -- Filling In the Gaps -- 9. The Death and Burial of Sarah and Abraham -- The End of the Journey -- The Death of Sarah -- The Purchase of a Burial Site -- The Death of Abraham -- Filling In the Gaps -- 10. The Marriage of Rebekah and Isaac -- A First Reading -- The Commission -- The Encounter at the Well -- The Majordomo Meets the Family -- The Return -- Filling In the Gaps -- Epilogue: Descent from Abraham in Early Christianity and What It Might Mean for the Christian Today -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Biblical and Other Ancient Texts |
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| ISBN: | 1467443778 |