The World of Genesis: Persons, Places, Perspectives
Although
it opens with an argument that the earth, and not humanity, is the real
subject of Genesis 1-11, this collection of essays focuses first on
female personalities in Genesis (Eve, Hagar, Rebeccah, Tamar and the
four tribal matriarchs), then on male characters (Abraham, Ishmael,
Pharaoh). The treatment ranges from historical-critical analysis,
through discourse analysis and narrative, ideological and psychological
analyses, to postmodern autobiographical exegesis. Among the many
delights of this selection are the mingling of traditional and
contemporary perspectives, especially the interplay of gender at the
level of the biblical text and of the modern author-and perhaps also of
the modern reader of this fascinating assortment of studies on tales of
human ancestry.
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